withe
a willow twig or osier.
any tough, flexible twig or stem suitable for binding things together.
an elastic handle for a tool, to lessen shock occurring in use.
a partition dividing flues of a chimney.
to bind with withes.
Origin of withe
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How to use withe in a sentence
Please cut down a hickory withe, and peel the bark off for me, while I hold its legs.
Wild Western Scenes | John Beauchamp JonesNathelesse she holdyng that place givethe others for to signyfie; for withe-out cifre or cifres a pure article may not be writte.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English | AnonymousIt was Wastei, and he carried in his hand a magnificent string of trout, threaded by the gills upon a willow withe.
Greifenstein | F. Marion CrawfordOthers are used in handles, either fastened with gum, or consisting of a withe passed round the stone and tied underneath.
The Evolution of Culture | Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-RiversWe hooked ourselves to the withe and made lively tracks to the shanty, where we could talk and laugh of the day's hunt.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper | Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock
British Dictionary definitions for withe
/ (wɪθ, wɪð, waɪð) /
a strong flexible twig, esp of willow, suitable for binding things together; withy
a band or rope of twisted twigs or stems
a handle made of elastic material, fitted on some tools to reduce the shock during use
a wall with a thickness of half a brick, such as a leaf of a cavity wall, or a division between two chimney flues
(tr) to bind with withes
Origin of withe
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