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WITHE
withe
(noun) band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
withe, withy
(noun) strong flexible twig
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
withe (plural withes)
A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
A band of twisted twigs.
An elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows.
(nautical) An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured.
(architecture) A partition between flues in a chimney.
Verb
withe (third-person singular simple present withes, present participle withing, simple past and past participle withed)
To bind with withes.
To beat with withes.
Anagrams
• White, white
Source: Wiktionary
Withe, n. Etym: [OE. withe. Withy, n.] [Written also with.]
1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.
2. A band consisting of a twig twisted.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured; a wythe. R. H. Dana, Jr.
4. (Arch.)
Definition: A partition between flues in a chimney.
Withe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Withed; p. pr. & vb. n. Withing.]
Definition: To bind or fasten with withes. You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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