WITHY

withy. Withy, a. like a withe, flexible, tough

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With″y (?), n.; pl. Withies (#). [[OE. withe, wipi, AS. wī�ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. wīda, Icel. vī�ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. �, and probably to L. vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. √141. Cf. Wine, Withe.]] 1. 1. (Bot.) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a).
2. 2. A withe. See Withe, 1.