bine

[ bahyn ]

/ baɪn /

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noun

a twining plant stem, as of the hop.

any bindweed.

woodbine.

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Origin of bine

First recorded in 1720–30; variant of bind

Words nearby bine

binding strake, bindle, bindle stiff, bind over, bindweed, bine, Binet, Binet-Simon scale, bing, binge, binge drinking

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How to use bine in a sentence

They are of the white-bine sort, like the grape-hop of England.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume X|Various
As it withers, the many-pointed leaf of the white bryony and the bine as it shrivels, in like manner, do their part.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies
His land is worth fifteen shillings an acre less than ours, and full of kid-bine.
Mary Anerley|R. D. Blackmore
Vell, bine de great Jehosaphat, what for you'n make me deat?
The Humors of Falconbridge|Jonathan F. Kelley

She knew the very raspberry-bine at which she had been at work.
The Side Of The Angels|Basil King

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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