withe Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
  2. noun strong flexible twig
    withy.

WordNet

Withe noun
Etymology
OE. withe. . See Withy, n.
Definitions
  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.) 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.) A partition between flues in a chimney.
Withe transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Withed ; present participle & verbal noun Withing
Definitions
  1. To bind or fasten with withes.
    You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death. Bp. Hall.

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