Withe

n.	1.
	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.	(Naut.) 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.	(Arch.) A partition between flues in a chimney.
v. t.	1.	To bind or fasten with withes. [imp. & p. p. Withed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Withing.] You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death. - Bp. Hall.

Noun	1.	withe - band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
	2.	withe - strong flexible twig Synonyms: withy