a withe is a form of:

Withe



Same as: wythe
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
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.
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.
A partition between flues in a chimney.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To bind or fasten with withes.