bine

noun

ˈbīn

: a twining stem or flexible shoot (as of the hop)

also : a plant (such as woodbine) whose shoots are bines

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Use string, paper twine, coir (made from the fiber of coconut husk) or anything that the bines can grip well. — Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 7 Jan. 2018 Burnett walked ahead of the others, slicing bines about 18 inches above the ground. — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2019 This year, wind has damaged some of his bines — the vine-like body of the plant that produces the cones used for bitterness and aroma in beer. — Tonia Moxley, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2019 Pre-order options like like their bine-in wings, boneless chix tenders, jalapeno poppers, and plenty more to choose from. — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026 Those include farm tours, a Friday night event series and even a campground where people can sleep among the bines (the long stems of hop plants). — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 13 May 2025

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Etymology

alteration of bind entry 2

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bine was in 1707

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