Etymology

woodbine

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Today it means: Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) and the creepers of genus Parthenocissus. Full definition →

Middle English wodebynd ← Old English wudubind
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woodbine · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromwudubind
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwodebynd
  3. English todaywoodbine

From Middle English wodebynd, wodebynde, from Old English wudubind, wudubinde (“woodbine”), equivalent to wood + bine.

Woodbine · proper noun, noun, noun2

(British soldier): From the British troops being issued with Woodbine cigarettes.

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