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withe

  [with, with, wahyth] noun, verb, withed, with⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a willow twig or osier.
2. any tough, flexible twig or stem suitable for binding things together.
3. an elastic handle for a tool, to lessen shock occurring in use.
4. a partition dividing flues of a chimney.
–verb (used with object)
5. to bind with withes.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME, OE withthe; akin to ON vīthir withy, Goth kunawida chain, L viēre to weave together
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withe   (wĭth, wĭth, wīth)   
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.]
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Withe

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

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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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withe 
O.E. wiððe "twisted cord, willow twig" (see withy).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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