Postcard of the Day
Jan. 15th, 2024 02:50 pmAll of today's Isle of Wight views are in (or near?) Shanklin, which our map card of the other day tells me is on the southest coast.
A "chine" (that's Shanklin Chine on the left, just above) is:
-- a backbone, especially that of an animal as it appears in a cut of meat;
-- a cut of meat containing all or part of the backbone; or
-- a mountain ridge or arête.
An "arête" is term in geology for "a sharp-crested serrate ridge separating the heads of opposing valleys (cirques) that formerly were occupied by Alpine glaciers".
Finally, the Crab Inn:
Can we infer that there are crabs to be crabbed in waters near Shanklin?