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 withe /ˈwɪθ, ˈwɪð, ˈwaɪð/
 細枝,枝條(vt.)用細枝條捆

 Withe n.  [Written also with.]
 1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.
 2. A band consisting of a twig twisted.
 3. Naut. 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; a wythe.
 4. Arch. A partition between flues in a chimney.

 Withe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Withed p. pr. & vb. n. Withing.] To bind or fasten with withes.
    You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death.   --Bp. Hall.
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 withe
      n 1: band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
      2: strong flexible twig [syn: withy]