• (v. t.) To bind or fasten with withes. • (n.) A band consisting of a twig twisted. • (n.) 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. • (n.) A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy. • (n.) A ... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/withe/
Withe noun [ Middle English withe . ............. See Withy , noun ] [ 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... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/44
Withe transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Withed ; present participle & verbal noun Withing .] To bind or fasten with withes. « You shall see him withed , and haltered, and staked, and baited to death.» B... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/44