: a twining stem or flexible shoot (as of the hop)
also
: a plant (such as woodbine) whose shoots are bines
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Pre-order options like like their bine-in wings, boneless chix tenders, jalapeno poppers, and plenty more to choose from.
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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).
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Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
13 May 2025
Burnett walked ahead of the others, slicing bines about 18 inches above the ground.
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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.
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Tonia Moxley,
chicagotribune.com,
8 Aug. 2019
Use string, paper twine, coir (made from the fiber of coconut husk) or anything that the bines can grip well.
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Kym Pokorny,
OregonLive.com,
7 Jan. 2018
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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
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
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
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“Bine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bine. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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