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[syn: withe, withy]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
withe
n 1: band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
2: strong flexible twig [syn: withe, withy]