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withy
[ with-ee, with-ee ]
noun
- a willow.
- a pliable branch or twig, especially a withe.
- a band, loop, halter, or rope of slender twigs; widdy.
adjective
- made of pliable branches or twigs, especially of withes.
- flexible; pliable.
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Origin of withy1
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Example Sentences
A war-arrow was furnished with a cord or twist of withy at one end, and was intended to summon all men armed to a Thing.
The victims, bound tightly with withy-bands, were set before him.
I tied a withy round the pat and led it home; but it was all lost by the way.'
The orchard grew thinner and became a mere meadow running down to the river, which was overgrown with reeds and withy-beds.
There were withy-pots, or nests, for the wild fowl to lay their eggs in, a little above the surface of the water.
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