[f. TINE v.3 (or sb.1) + -ING1. a. The action of TINE v.3; harrowing. b. concr. (pl.) The tines or teeth of a harrow, etc., collectively.
1760. Washington, Writ. (1889), II. 163. A new harrow made of smaller and closer tinings.
1766. Compl. Farmer, s.v. Tine, The common phrase, of giving two or three tinings, signifies to draw the harrows twice or thrice over the same spot of ground.
