bine

[ bahyn ]

/ baɪn /

noun

a twining plant stem, as of the hop.

any bindweed.

Nearby words

binding strake, bindingly, bindle, bindle stiff, bindweed, bine, binet, binet, alfred, binet-simon scale, bing, bing xin

Origin of bine

First recorded in 1720–30; variant of bind

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Examples from the Web for bine

This spiral is caused by the bine of honeysuckle or woodbine, and in some cases by wild hops.
The Gamekeeper at Home|Richard Jefferies
Vell, bine de great Jehosaphat, what for you'n make me deat?
The Humors of Falconbridge|Jonathan F. Kelley

British Dictionary definitions for bine

bine

/ (baɪn) /

noun

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

any plant with such a stem

Word Origin for bine

C19: variant of bind

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Word Origin and History for bine

bine

"climbing stem, flexible shoot of a shrub," 1727, from a dialectal form of bind (n.).