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withdrawing room | withdrawing-room | withdrawment | withdrawn | withdrawnness | withe | withe-rod | wither | wither-wrung | witherband | withered

withe

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Noun, Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

withen. [OE. withe. . See Withy, n.].
  •  A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A band consisting of a twig twisted.  [1913 Webster]
  •  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]
  •  A partition between flues in a chimney.  [1913 Webster]
withev. t. 
     To bind or fasten with withes.  [1913 Webster]
    "You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

withe, (also withy) (pl. withes or -ies) n. a tough flexible shoot esp. of willow or osier used for tying a bundle of wood etc.

Etymology
OE withthe, withig f. Gmc, rel. to WIRE

ROGET THESAURUS

withe

Connection

N connection, vinculum, link, connective, connection, junction, bond of union, copula, hyphen, intermedium, bracket, bridge, stepping-stone, isthmus, bond, tendon, tendril, fiber, cord, cordage, riband, ribbon, rope, guy, cable, line, halser, hawser, painter, moorings, wire, chain, string, fastener, fastening, tie, ligament, ligature, strap, tackle, rigging, standing rigging, running rigging, traces, harness, yoke, band ribband, bandage, brace, roller, fillet, inkle, with, withe, withy, thong, braid, girder, tiebeam, girth, girdle, cestus, garter, halter, noose, lasso, surcingle, knot, running knot, cabestro, cinch, lariat, legadero, oxreim, suspenders, pin, corking pin, nail, brad, tack, skewer, staple, corrugated fastener, clamp, U-clamp, C-clamp, cramp, cramp iron, ratchet, detent, larigo, pawl, terret, treenail, screw, button, buckle, clasp, hasp, hinge, hank, catch, latch, bolt, latchet, tag, tooth, hook, hook and eye, lock, holdfast, padlock, rivet, anchor, grappling iron, trennel, stake, post, cement, glue, gum, paste, size, wafer, solder, lute, putty, birdlime, mortar, stucco, plaster, grout, viscum, shackle, rein, prop.


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