withe

American  

[with, with, wahyth] / wɪθ, wɪð, waɪð /

noun

withes plural

1. a willow twig or osier.

2. any tough, flexible twig or stem suitable for binding things together.

3. an elastic handle for a tool, to lessen shock occurring in use.

4. a partition dividing flues of a chimney.

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verb (used with object)

withed, withing

1. to bind with withes.

withe British  

/ waɪð, wɪθ, wɪð /

noun

1. a strong flexible twig, esp of willow, suitable for binding things together; withy

2. a band or rope of twisted twigs or stems

3. a handle made of elastic material, fitted on some tools to reduce the shock during use

4. a wall with a thickness of half a brick, such as a leaf of a cavity wall, or a division between two chimney flues

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verb

1. (tr) to bind with withes

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• withes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of withe

before 1000; Middle English, Old English withthe; akin to Old Norse vīthir withy, Gothic kunawida chain, Latin viēre to weave together

Example Sentences

In front of nine of the 1982 European Cup heroes - including captain Dennis Mortimer and goalscorer Peter Withe - Villa wrote themselves another momentous chapter.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Shaw finished Villa top scorer in 1979-80, but it was Ron Saunders' signing of Peter Withe, already a league title winner with Nottingham Forest, as his strike partner up front that transformed Villa.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

“This isn’t an innocent accounting error we’re talking about,” Mr. Withe said in a Dec. 16 statement.

From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2021

They were occasionally troubled by fearless, strapping centre-forwards such as Peter Withe or a young Norman Whiteside but for the most part the way Liverpool played back then generally starved opposing strikers of service.

From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2011

Com now furthe, my childer alle, I forgyf you youre mys;598 Withe me now go ye shalle To joy and endles blys.

From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Rhys, Ernest