资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Twine \Twine\, n. [AS. twin, properly, a twisted or double
   thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. twinni; from twi-. See
   {Twice}, and cf. {Twin}.]
   1. A twist; a convolution.

            Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine.   --Milton.

   2. A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads
      or strands twisted together, and used for various
      purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and
      the like; a small cord or string.

   3. The act of twining or winding round. --J. Philips.

   {Twine reeler}, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind
      of mule, or spinning machine.