Middle English Dictionary Entry

vīne n.(2)
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Forms vīne n.(2) Pl. wīnes.
Etymology OF vigne siege engine, from L vīnea with the same meaning.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Mil. A siege engine of some kind, prob. a movable shelter [cp. vinet n.(2), vine-yerd n. (c)].
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