Withe

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Withe \Withe\ (?; 277), n. [OE. withe. ????. See {Withy}, n.]
     [Written also {with}.]
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     1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a
        willow or osier twig; a withy.
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     2. A band consisting of a twig twisted.
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     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.
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     4. (Arch.) A partition between flues in a chimney.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Withe \Withe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Withed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Withing}.]
     To bind or fasten with withes.
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           You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and
           baited to death.                         --Bp. Hall.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  withe
       n 1: band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
       2: strong flexible twig [syn: {withy}]