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Rarewithe
The correct spelling is withe.
How to pronounce withe
noun
IPA: /waɪð/
Say it like: Wit-he
The correct spelling is withe. A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for 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.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.A partition between flues in a chimney.
verb
- 1.To bind with withes.
- 2.To beat with withes.
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