E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Vi’ne (1 syl.).
The Rabbins say that the flend buried a lion, a lamb, and a hog at the foot of the first vine planted by Noah; and that hence men receive from wine ferocity, mildness, or wallowing in the mire. (See MIDRASH.)
