Associations to the word «Withe»

Wiktionary

WITHE, noun. A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
WITHE, noun. (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.
WITHE, noun. (architecture) A partition between flues in a chimney.
WITHE, verb. To bind with withes.
WITHE, verb. To beat with withes.

Dictionary definition

WITHE, noun. Band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems.
WITHE, noun. Strong flexible twig.

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