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

For Withe it was Tielemans, Buendia and Rogers as Emery clinched his fifth Europa League title.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

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

“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

Peter Withe scored twice in Aston Villa's frantic 2-2 draw with Tottenham in 1982, and ended the season notching the winner for his side in the European Cup final.

From The Guardian • Aug. 5, 2011

Withe, with, or wīth, Withy, with′y, n. a flexible twig, esp. of willow: a band of twisted twigs: an elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows: a boom-iron.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various