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 [**Tine (structural)**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tine%20(structural\)): [](#sfw) 

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&gt;__Tines__ or __prongs__ are parallel or branching spikes forming parts of a tool or natural object.  They are used to spear, hook, move or otherwise act on other objects. They may be made of metal, wood, bone or other hard, strong material.

&gt;The number of tines (also written tynes) on tools varies widely – a [pitchfork](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitchfork) may have just two, a [garden fork](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_fork) may have four, and a [rake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rake_(tool\)) or [harrow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrow_(tool\)) many. Tines may be blunt, such as those on a [fork](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork) used as an eating utensil; or sharp, as on a [pitchfork](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitchfork); or even barbed, as on a [trident](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trident). The terms "tine" and "prong" are mostly interchangeable.

&gt;Tines and prongs occur in nature—for example, forming the branched bony [antlers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antler) of [deer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer) or the forked [horns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn_(anatomy\)) of [pronghorn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronghorn) antelopes. The term "tine" is also used for mountains, such as the fictional [Silvertine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvertine) in *[The Lord of the Rings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings)*.

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&gt;[**Image**](https://i.imgur.com/NCzrIEI.jpg) [^(i)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pitchfork_in_July_2006.jpg) - *A three-tine pitchfork*

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