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Definition withe

Etymology

From Middle English withe, withthe, from Old English wi�e, wi��e (�cord, band, thong, fetter�), from Proto-Germanic *wi�iz, *wi�j? (�cord, rope�), from Proto-Indo-European *weyt- (�that which winds or bends, branch, switch�), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (�to turn, wind, bend�). Cognate with Danish vidje (�wicker�), Swedish vidja (�withe, wicker, osier�), Icelandic vi�, vi�ja (�a withe�), Latin v?tis (�vine�).

Noun

withe (plural withes)

1. A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
2. A band of twisted twigs.
3. An elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows.
4. (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.
5. (architecture) A partition between flues in a chimney.

Verb

withe (third-person singular simple present withes, present participle withing, simple past and past participle withed)

1. To bind with withes.
2. To beat with withes.

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