twine
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Definition of TWINE
transitive verb
chiefly Scottish : to cause (one) to lose possession : deprive <twined him of his nose — J. C. Ransom>
intransitive verb
chiefly Scottish : part <you and me must twine — R. L. Stevenson>
Origin of TWINE
alteration of Scots twin, from Middle English twinnen, from twin double
First Known Use: 1722
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