withe
nounA tough supple twig, especially of willow, used for binding things together; a withy.
nounIn the West Indies, a liana; the stem of any vine used as a rope, and hence the vine itself.
To bind with withes or twigs.
nounA tough flexible twig, especially of willow, used for binding things together; a willow-or osier-twig.
nounAn elastic handle for a cold-chisel, fuller, or the like, which deadens the shock to the workman’s hand.
nounAn iron fitted to the end of a boom or mast, and having a ring through which another boom or mast is rigged or secured; a boom-iron.
nounA wall dividing two flues in a stack of chimneys.
transitive verbTo bind or fasten with withes.
nounA flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.
nounA band consisting of a twig twisted.
