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noun, verb,
withed,
with·ing.
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.
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Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English,
Old English
withthe;
akin to
Old Norse
vīthir
withy
,
Gothic
kunawida
chain,
Latin
viēre
to weave together
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withe
(wɪθ, wɪð, waɪð)
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n
1.
a strong flexible twig, esp of willow, suitable for binding things together; withy
2.
a band or rope of twisted twigs or stems
3.
a handle made of elastic material, fitted on some tools to reduce the shock during use
4.
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
5.
(
tr
) to bind with withes
[Old English
withthe;
related to Old Norse
vithja,
Old High German
witta, widi,
Gothic
wida
]
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withe
O.E. wiððe "twisted cord, willow twig" (see
withy
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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