See Also: Casamance River(encyclopedia)
withy(medicine)
withy(2)(dictionary)
withy(1)(dictionary)
Vah River(encyclopedia)
Gan River(encyclopedia)
down-river(dictionary)
River(casino)
river(2)(dictionary)
river(3)(dictionary)

withy(2) (iou) and Casamance River (sh)


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.

Casamance River (sh)




River, Senegal.

Rising in southern Senegal, it flows west between The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau and empties into the Atlantic Ocean after a course of about 200 mi (322 km). Only some 80 mi (130 km) of the river are navigable.