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OP Dr Bill has largely answered tthe question on bine v. vine. The OED says that bine was originally a dialect form of 'bind' - as in 'bindweed' (convolvulus) I suppose, whereas vine is of course linked to wine. The hop plant used to grow wild in the countryside before it became cultivated and I should think it may well have been considered as a weed. A bit of a bind to have one in your vegetable patch you could say.
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