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withe

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withe  (wth, w, w)
n.
A tough supple twig, especially of willow, used for binding things together; a withy.
[Middle English, from Old English withthe; see wei- in Indo-European roots.]
withe [wɪθ wɪð waɪð]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a strong flexible twig, esp of willow, suitable for binding things together; withy
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a band or rope of twisted twigs or stems
3. (Engineering / Tools) a handle made of elastic material, fitted on some tools to reduce the shock during use
4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a wall with a thickness of half a brick, such as a leaf of a cavity wall, or a division between two chimney flues
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) (tr) to bind with withes
[Old English withthe; related to Old Norse vithja, Old High German witta, widi, Gothic wida]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.withe - band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
band - a restraint put around something to hold it together
2.withe - strong flexible twig
withy
branchlet, sprig, twig - a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
osier - flexible twig of a willow tree
Translations
withe [wɪθ] N → mimbre m or f
withe
n (old) → (dünne) Weidenrute


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I remember, in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's time of England, an Irish rebel condemned, put up a petition to the deputy, that he might be hanged in a withe, and not in an halter; because it had been so used, with former rebels.
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Do the withe thing and the kind thing too, and make the betht of uth; not the wurtht
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They harried his hitherto peaceful domains, smoked out his singing- school by stopping up the chimney, broke into the schoolhouse at night, in spite of its formidable fastenings of withe and window stakes, and turned everything topsy-turvy, so that the poor schoolmaster began to think all the witches in the country held their meetings there.
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