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BINE
Etymology 1
Noun
bine (plural bines)
(botany) A climbing plant which climbs by its shoots growing in a helix around a support (distinct from a vine, which climbs using tendrils or suckers).
Etymology 2
Noun
bine (plural bines)
(UK, slang) cigarette
Synonyms
• fag
Anagrams
• Bien, be-in, bein, bein'
Source: Wiktionary
Bine, n. Etym: [Bind, cf. Woodbine.]
Definition: The winding or twining stem of a hop vine or other climbing plant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BOORISH
(adjective) ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; “was boorish and insensitive”; “the loutish manners of a bully”; “her stupid oafish husband”; “aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude”
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