withe

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Synonyms: lithe, writhe, sithe, kithe, with, rithe, tithe, withy, wite, hithe, ithe

Antonyms: lithe, writhe, sithe, kithe, with, rithe, tithe, withy, wite, hithe, ithe

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Noun

1. A [[flexible#Adjective|flexible]], [[slender]] [[shoot#Noun|shoot]] or [[twig#Noun|twig]], especially when [[use#Verb|used]] as a [[band#Noun|band]] or for [[binding#Noun|binding]]; a [[withy]].
2. A band of twisted twigs.
3. An elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows.
4. {{lb|en|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.
5. {{lb|en|masonry}} {{altspell|en|wythe||single section of bricks one unit thick}}.
6. {{lb|en|architecture}} {{altspell|en|wythe||[[partition]] between [[flue]]s in a [[chimney]]}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[bind]] with [[#Noun|withe]]s.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[beat]] with [[#Noun|withe]]s.

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