grapevine
[ greyp-vahyn ]
/ ˈgreɪpˌvaɪn /
noun
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Origin of grapevine
Grapevine
[ greyp-vahyn ]
/ ˈgreɪpˌvaɪn /
noun
a town in N Texas.
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grapevine
/ (ˈɡreɪpˌvaɪn) /
noun
any of several vitaceous vines of the genus Vitis, esp V. vinifera of E Asia, widely cultivated for its fruit (grapes): family Vitaceae
informal an unofficial means of relaying information, esp from person to person
a wrestling hold in which a wrestler entwines his own leg around his opponent's and exerts pressure against various joints
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grapevine
1736, from grape + vine. Meaning "rumor source" is 1862, U.S. Civil War slang for "telegraph wires."
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