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Withe
Meaning
Noun
●
A
flexible
,
slender
twig
or
shoot
, especially when used as
a band
or for
binding
; a withy.
●
A
band
of
twisted
twigs.
●
An
elastic
handle
to a
tool
to save the
hand
from the
shock
of blows.
●
In Nautical:
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.
●
In Architecture:
A
partition
between
flues
in a chimney.
Verb
●
To
bind
with withes.
●
To
beat
with withes.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
withe
English
wiþþe
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Whit
Wid
Wiv
Sans
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