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Meanings of withe in English

Spanish
vara

Strong flexible twig.

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        Usage of withe in English
        1
        To meet their views the crayfish catcher had cut a long willow withe.
        The Naturalist on the Thames
        2
        But, try as they might, not a withe could they break.
        Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 07 : Along the Rocky ...
        3
        He stretched the withe on the field, and began to put the corn in it.
        Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know
        4
        How he must rejoice at each new withe he fastens over the heart he covets.
        Divers Women
        5
        And withe the elect thou wilt be elect: and with the perverse thou wilt be perverted.
        The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
        6
        It coincides withe the New Zealand Apiculture Conference.
        Radio NZ
        7
        Then the giant twisted a mighty sapling into a withe, and fastened it around his waist.
        Algonquin Legends of New England
        8
        The Ranger was tough as a hickory withe.
        Oh, You Tex!
        9
        Will Pauline Murray's love be only a green withe binding the Samson of these modern days.
        Floyd Grandon's Honor
        10
        Instantly the withe broke, and it made a loud report, which echo answered from every rock far and near.
        Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know
        11
        She placed a withe between her teeth, bit through it neatly, and began to divide it with her fingers.
        As It Was in the Beginning
        12
        Bowlders of flint are broken with a sledge-hammer made of a rounded pebble of hornstone set in a twisted withe.
        My Native Land / The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, a...
        13
        I once turned out a dozen water-hens, a brown owl, a woodcock, and a water-rail from one little withe patch.
        The Naturalist on the Thames
        14
        He was barbarously hanged in a withey (withe) calling on God, and forgiving his torturers with all his heart.
        The Irish Race in the Past and the Present
        15
        His trophies were indeed worth taking, and tying their legs together with a withe he hung them across his saddle bow.
        The Texan Scouts: A Story of the Alamo and Goliad
        16
        Stones, with grooves around their greatest circumference, are secured to a handle by a withe or thong and become war clubs.
        My Native Land / The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, a...
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        Spanish
        vara
        Withe through the time