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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BINDWOOD, BIN(D)WUD, BIN'WOOD, n. Ivy; sometimes also the woodbine or honeysuckle and convolvulus. [′bɪn(d)′wʌd, ′bɪn(d)′wɪ̢d, ′bɪ̢n(d)—]Sc. 1808 Jam.:
Bindwood. The vulgar name for ivy; Hedera helix, Linn.; pron. binwud. Denominated, perhaps, from the strong hold that it takes of a wall, a rock, trees, etc. q[uasi] the binding wood.Sc. 1874 A. Hislop Sc. Anecd. 158:
Binwood leaves, and blinmen's baws, Heather bells, and wither'd haws.Ayr. 1892 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage, etc., and Poems 199:
The stately towers, the bin'wood bowers, I haunt in memorie.Gall. 1887 Jam.⁶:
Binwud. Bindwood, a local name for the woodbine or honeysuckle.s.Sc. 1923 Watson W.-B. 56:
Bindwud. Also bin'wud. w. Convolvulus, bindweed.