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withe1 or with /widh, with or wīdh/ noun- A flexible twig, esp of willow
- A band of twisted twigs
- A halter (obsolete)
- An elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows
- A boom-iron
transitive verb- To bind with a withe or withes
- To capture with a noose of withes
ORIGIN: OE withthe; ON vīthir, Ger Weide willow; cf withy1 withˈy adjective - Made of withes
- Like withes, flexible
- Wiry and agile
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