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

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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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Example Sentences

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withe withes withed withing

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

Tomorrow somenone will come out withe a new drug, and the medical community will change the standards again.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2017

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

And youre said adversarie, that ententid to gete the saide cite, besieging theym withe a grete nombre, mightilie resisted withe men and ordenaunce, so grevously hurt, being fayne to voide incontinent.

From The Boke of Noblesse by Unknown

James Branch Cabell, who well knows the uses of buttered willow withes, will understand its magic.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Finally he swam underneath the flock, caught several by the feet, and tied them to his belt with withes of basswood bark.

From Indian Legends Retold by Elaine Goodale Eastman

I put hoops of osier withes around the tops of the staves and used other slabs of the spruce for a cover.

From Camps and Trails by Henry Abbott

The pins had been sharpened to a flat point and driven firmly into sockets made by striking the ax deeply into the log, and instead of ropes, cedar withes were used for lashing.

From Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing by George O. Shields

As soon as they were floating, the logs were withed together and moored in sections.

From D'Ri and I by Irving Bacheller

"Let up, you painted riptyles—let up!" cried Hurry, too hard pressed to be particular about the terms he used; "isn't it enough that I am withed like a saw-log that ye must choke too!"

From The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper

That's the laddiebuck," said Ump, "an' he ought to be withed.

From Dwellers in the Hills by Melville Davisson Post

We withed three others to mine, setting sail with two bits of driftwood for paddles.

From D'Ri and I by Irving Bacheller

"They 're withed so they 'll stick together."

From D'Ri and I by Irving Bacheller

Arizona closed withing 11 points at 80-69 when Ballo made a second-chance layup with just over seven minutes left in the game.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2023

“These young men, they were withing feet of their lives being taken,” Barnes told the congregation.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 27, 2023

Nassib’s jersey became the top-seller in the N.F.L. withing 24 hours, according to Fanatics, the league’s e-commerce partner.

From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2021

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

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 Joseph Warren Keifer

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