n. A thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of animals, plants, fruits, cheeses, etc.; a thick skin or integument; specifically, in botany, same as cortex: applied to the outer layer or layers of a fungus-body, to the cortical layer (see cortical) of a lichen, as well as to the bark of trees.n. The skin of a whale; whale-rind: a whalers' term.n. Edge; border.n. Synonyms Peel, etc. See skin.To take the rind from; bark; decorticate.n. See rynd.n. A strip of cloth placed under the leather on the handle of a golf-club to thicken the grip.