'Withe' definitions:

Definition of 'withe'

(from WordNet)
noun
Band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
noun
Strong flexible twig [syn: withe, withy]

Definition of 'Withe'

From: GCIDE
  • Withe \Withe\ (?; 277), n. [OE. withe. ????. See Withy, n.] [Written also with.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A band consisting of a twig twisted. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Arch.) A partition between flues in a chimney. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Withe'

From: GCIDE
  • Withe \Withe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Withed; p. pr. & vb. n. Withing.] To bind or fasten with withes. [1913 Webster]
  • You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]

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