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vint¹

  • /vɪnt/

Where it comes from

Probably a back-formation from vintage, interpreted as vint + -age. Ultimately from Latin vinum (“wine”).

verb vints · vinting · vinted

  1. transitive To make wine from fruit.

vint²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Russian винт (vint, “a screw”).

noun

  1. uncountable A Russian card game similar to bridge and whist.

    Similar: Russian whist

Vint³

proper noun Vints

  1. A surname.

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vint. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vint

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"vint." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vint.

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@misc{vint_2026,
  title = {vint},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vint},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}