withe
withe is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A band consisting of a twig twisted.
- 2.(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. R. H. Dana, Jr.
- 3.(Arch.) A partition between flues in a chimney.
- 4.To bind or fasten with withes. You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is 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. R. H. Dana, Jr called?
- What is a partition between flues in a chimney called?
- What is to bind or fasten with withes. You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death. Bp. Hall called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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