withe

withe
    n 1: band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
    2: strong flexible twig [syn: {withe}, {withy}]
    

Withe \Withe\ (?; 277), n. [OE. withe. ????. See {Withy}, n.]
   [Written also {with}.]
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   1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a
      willow or osier twig; a withy.
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   2. A band consisting of a twig twisted.
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   3. (Naut.) An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom,
      with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged
      out and secured; a wythe. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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   4. (Arch.) A partition between flues in a chimney.
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Withe \Withe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Withed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Withing}.]
   To bind or fasten with withes.
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         You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and
         baited to death.                         --Bp. Hall.
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