grape vine

English

Noun

grape vine (plural grape vines)

  1. Alternative form of grapevine (any sense)
    • 1897, Charles A. Green, Green's Four Books:
      Plant a grape vine near the house.
    • 2013, R L Fanthorpe, Lionel Fanthorpe, Patricia Fanthorpe, The Watching World:
      His opponent got a grape vine on, dragged him helplessly across deep sands and changed his hold to a reversed bear hug.
    • 2014, Connie High, A Single Yellow Rose, page 37:
      Certain people resented River Oak's elimination of color distinction and grape vine gossip included retaliation toward its master's partners.
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