twine
noun
[ twʌɪn ]
• strong thread or string consisting of two or more strands of hemp or cotton twisted together.
twine
verb
• wind or cause to wind round something.
• "the plant will twine round its support"
Origin:
Old English twīn ‘thread, linen’, from the Germanic base of twi- ‘two’; related to Dutch twijn .
twine
verb
• moan; complain.
• "stop twining on about the snow"
twine
noun
• an instance of moaning or complaining.
• "having a good twine today—well, I am British and we do love complaining!"
Origin:
early 19th century: origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of whine.
