withe
Pronunciation:
/waɪð//wɪð/noun
Definitions
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
Definitions
To bind with withes.
To beat with withes.