withe

IPA: wˈɪθ

noun

  • 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.
  • (nautical) 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.
  • (architecture) A partition between flues in a chimney.

verb

  • To bind with withes.
  • To beat with withes.
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Examples of "withe" in Sentences

  • Additionally, the word "withe" can be substituted for the
  • Also, a question: when you are cutting out a stack of dresses, do you have trouble withe the fabric or pattern shifting?
  • But I bake them regularly for everyone else, and the concensus is that it’s best plain withe some cherries scattered on top.
  • The Wise Woman was at home; from afar the King saw her sitting outside the Hovel mending her broom with a withe from the Bush.
  • The Wise Woman was at home; from afar the King saw her sitting outside the hovel mending her broom with a withe from the bush.
  • True, the death of soldiers might stop, but we could soon replace this in far higher numbers withe death on the streets of the UK.
  • I put a Nice Leupold scope on it withe the Sako built Optilock Extra Low rings and bases and it is the best setup I could imagine.
  • Dennis, is their any reason you couldn't do everything you want just as well and better withe the Jupiter series launchers Direct proposes.
  • Surrounding the tree and his own, body by means of a _withe_, or band of twisted twigs, on which he leans his back, and jerking up his withe before him, he foots it up with wonderful speed and certainty, and comes down again in the same manner, bringing his gourd full of liquor on his arm.

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