Chin (ch&ibreve;n), n. [AS. cin, akin to OS.
kin, G kinn, Icel.
kinn, cheek, Dan. & Sw.
kind, L. gena, Gr. &?;; cf. Skr. hanu. √232.]
1. The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the
under jaw.
2. (Zoöl.) The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw
bone, in birds.