vinetree

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Etymology

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From Middle English vyne-tre (modified after vine (grapevine)), from Old English wīntrēow, from Proto-Germanic *wīnatrewą, equivalent to vine +‎ tree.

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Noun

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vinetree (plural vinetrees)

  1. (rare, archaic) A grapevine.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [], →OCLC, Numbers 6:4:
      All the dayes of his ſeparation ſhall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels euen to the huſke.
    • 1753, Gloceſter Ridley, “Book VII”, in The Life of Dr. Nicholas Ridley ſometime Biſhop of London [] [1], page 496:
      Here note, how Chriſt calleth planely his Cup the fruit of the vinetree; but the fruit of the vinetree is very natural wine []
    • 1839, Jonathan Edwards, The Works of Jonathan Edwards, A.M.: With an Essay on His Genius and Writings[2], volume 2, page 125:
      The visible church of God is here compared to the vine-tree, as is evident by God's own explanation of the allegory, in ver, 6–8.

Usage notes

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Maintained in occasional referential usage due to its use in the 1611 King James Bible; compare emerod.