withes
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Noun
withes noun
- A flexible, slender twig or shoot, 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.
- 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.
Verb
withes verb
- To bind with withes.
- To beat with withes.
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