See Also: withy(medicine)
withy(1)(dictionary)
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withy(2) (iou)



withy noun.

Any of the willows (genus Salix); spec. one grown for its flexible branches, esp. the crack-willow, S. fragilis. OE.
A flexible branch of a willow, esp. as used for tying or binding, as a noose, etc.; a leash, hoop, etc., made of a withy. LME.
b. collect. Withies as a material. M19.
Comb.: withy-bed a thicket of withies.