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Withe (?; 277), n. [OE. withe. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. See Withy, n.] [Written also with.]
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1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.
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2. A band consisting of a twig twisted.
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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. R. H. Dana, Jr.
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4. (Arch.) A partition between flues in a chimney.
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