withe

noun

A tough supple twig, especially of willow, used for binding things together; a withy.

noun

In 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.

noun

A tough flexible twig, especially of willow, used for binding things together; a willow-or osier-twig.

noun

An elastic handle for a cold-chisel, fuller, or the like, which deadens the shock to the workman’s hand.

noun

An 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.

noun

A wall dividing two flues in a stack of chimneys.

transitive verb

To bind or fasten with withes.

noun

A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.

noun

A band consisting of a twig twisted.