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▪ I. vining, a.|ˈvaɪnɪŋ| [f. vine n.] Twining like a vine.
1814Lewis & Clark Trav. Missouri xxvi. (1815) III. 124 Vining and whiteberry honeysuckle. 1897Voice (N.Y.) 4 Mar. 5/3 The vining maples twined in so close about it that we had to get right in the water and follow up the stream. ▪ II. vining, vbl. n.|ˈvaɪnɪŋ| [f. vine v. + -ing1.] The separation of certain leguminous crop plants from their vines and pods; vining pea, a pea grown for mechanical vining.
1928Jones & Rosa Truck Crop Plants xi. 215 The vines [of peas] are loaded onto racks and hauled to the cannery or a field vining station. 1944Sun (Baltimore) 26 Apr. 5/5 Prisoners..will be employed in vining and husking operations and in handling the cans after processing. 1959Times 7 Sept. 19/2 One large..herd is getting its sustenance mainly from kale and vining pea silage. 1968Times 16 Dec. 7/3 Peas for vining and threshing. 1975Lockhart & Wiseman Introd. Crop Husbandry (ed. 3) iv. 147 Vining and pulling peas are not so dependent on dry weather at harvest. |