What is the meaning of Withe?

A flexible, slender shoot or twig, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.

A band of twisted twigs.

An elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows.

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.

Alternative spelling of wythe (single section of bricks one unit thick)

Alternative spelling of wythe (partition between flues in a chimney)

To bind with withes.

To beat with withes.

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