WINE, n. Gr.
1. The fermented juice of grapes as the wine of the Madeira grape the wine of Burgundy or Oporto.
2. The juice of certain fruits, prepared with sugar, spirits, &c. as currant wine gooseberry wine.
3. Intoxication.
Noah awoke from his wine. Genesis 9 .
4. Drinking.
They that tarry long at the wine. Proverbs 23 .
Corn and wine, in Scripture, are put for all kinds of necessaries for subsistence. Psalm.
Bread and wine, in the Lords supper, are symbols of the body and blood of Christ.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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