withe
Americannoun
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a willow twig or osier.
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any tough, flexible twig or stem suitable for binding things together.
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an elastic handle for a tool, to lessen shock occurring in use.
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a partition dividing flues of a chimney.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a strong flexible twig, esp of willow, suitable for binding things together; withy
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a band or rope of twisted twigs or stems
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a handle made of elastic material, fitted on some tools to reduce the shock during use
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a wall with a thickness of half a brick, such as a leaf of a cavity wall, or a division between two chimney flues
verb
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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
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In 2017 came Leigh Montville’s “Sting Like a Bee,” which followed the fighter’s dispute withe the U.S. government over his military draft status, and “Ali,” a comprehensive biography by the journalist Jonathan Eig.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
The agency has also upgraded security cameras and renovated bathrooms and showers at its Indian River facility in northeastern Ohio in compliance withe federal Prison Rape Elimination Act, Gies said.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 2, 2020
If you’re able to do so, Best Buy will be required to provide you withe benefits even if you are not technically married to your spouse.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Sep. 19, 2018
The boilerplate language, which ethics experts say dates to the Civil War, was not closely contemplated when negotiating the deal, according to federal officials familiar withe discussions.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2016
Reaching the end, twist the rod as described for a withe, but at one point only, bend it around the end picket and work back.
From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)
Then he fenced the whole from stem to stern with willow withes to be a defence against the wave, and strewed much brush thereon.
From Time Magazine Archive
James Branch Cabell, who well knows the uses of buttered willow withes, will understand its magic.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the same moment, overpowered by this spasmodic exertion of strength, Ichabod fell, fainting suspended by the withes which bound his waist.
From The Frontiersmen by Aimard, Gustave
The withes that marriage had bound about her were as nothing to the great changes it had made in her soul.
From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert
As the withes fell at his feet, he straightened his form, and glared slowly around on the assembled warriors.
From The Frontiersmen by Aimard, Gustave
That's the laddiebuck," said Ump, "an' he ought to be withed.
From Dwellers in the Hills by Post, Melville Davisson
We withed three others to mine, setting sail with two bits of driftwood for paddles.
From D'Ri and I by Bacheller, Irving
You see, they make the scaffolding out of young trees withed together, and use them over and over.
From Seeing France with Uncle John by Warner, Anne
"They 're withed so they 'll stick together."
From D'Ri and I by Bacheller, Irving
As soon as they were floating, the logs were withed together and moored in sections.
From D'Ri and I by Bacheller, Irving
“These young men, they were withing feet of their lives being taken,” Barnes told the congregation.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
The E.P.A. produced a memo from the agency’s ethics office saying that Mr. Pruitt’s living arrangements did not violate federal gift rules because the rate was withing “reasonable market value.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2018
After Pittman's 29-yard touchdown catch pulled Oaks Christian to withing five points with 10:55 left, Bishop Amat responded with three consecutive touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2015
Chelsea have to cross the line and if City, or anyone can get withing touching distance then it might get nervous yet.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2015
The signal batteries opened, and we stood, in grand array, soberly withing for the order to charge.
From Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 by Keifer, Joseph Warren
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