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Definition of Wihe

Withe (?; 277), n. [OE. withe. &?;&?;&?;&?;. See Withy, n.] [Written also with.]

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.) 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.) A partition between flues in a chimney.

Withe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Withed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Withing.] To bind or fasten with withes.

You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death.
Bp. Hall.

Withe (?; 277), n. [OE. withe. &?;&?;&?;&?;. See Withy, n.] [Written also with.]

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.) 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.) A partition between flues in a chimney.

Withe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Withed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Withing.] To bind or fasten with withes.

You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death.
Bp. Hall.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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