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bine

American  
[bahyn] / baɪn /

noun

  1. a twining plant stem, as of the hop.

  2. any bindweed.

  3. woodbine.


bine British  
/ baɪn /

noun

  1. the climbing or twining stem of any of various plants, such as the woodbine or bindweed

  2. any plant with such a stem

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bine

First recorded in 1720–30; variant of bind

Example Sentences

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Some breweries will use hops straight off the bine for a beer known as a harvest, or wet hop brew.

From Washington Times Apr. 24, 2021

While the brewers can use pelletized hops year-round, now is the season where they can actually get them fresh off the bine - which was what both Upland and Dean prefer.

From Washington Times Sep. 23, 2017

While the brewers can use pelletized hops year-round, now is the season where they can actually get them fresh off the bine — which was what both Upland and Dean prefer.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2017

That apparently ended the legal troubles that had dogged Cornfeld for seven years since the fall of I.O.S., which he started in the 1950s and built into the world's largest offshore investment com bine.

From Time Magazine Archive

The heart-shaped leaves have dropped from the bine, leaving thick bunches of red and green berries clustering about the greyish stem of the oak.

From Nature Near London by Jefferies, Richard

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