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Pronunciation : Withe
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. withe. Withy, n.] [Written also with.]
Definition : 1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.

2. A band consisting of a twig twisted.

3. (Naut.)

Defn: 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.

4. (Arch.)

Defn: A partition between flues in a chimney.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Withe
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To bind or fasten with withes. You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death. Bp. Hall.

t. [imp. & p. p. Withed; p. pr. & vb. n. Withing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913