withy

noun
/ˈwɪð.i/

Etymology

From Old English wīþiġ.

  1. inherited from wīþiġ

Definitions

  1. An osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow.

  2. A long flexible twig of the osier

    A long flexible twig of the osier; a withe.

    • In the midst of the meadow was a space marked out with withies sixty paces either way for the wrastling ground.
  3. Flexible, like a withe.

    • I would work at my spells from dawn until dusk, dig up roots and forget to eat, harvest the withy stems and weave baskets till they piled to the ceiling.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for withy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA