withy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun strong flexible twig
    withe.

WordNet

With"y noun
Etymology
OE. withe, wipi, AS. wiig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. wida, Icel. vija, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. , and probably to L. vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. Cf. Wine, Withe.
Wordforms
plural Withies
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a).
  2. A withe. See Withe, 1.
With"y adjective
Definitions
  1. Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes.
    The stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little withy plantation. G. Eliot.

Webster 1913