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Definition of Withy

Withy
Withy With"y, n.; pl. Withies. [OE. withe, wipi, AS. w[=i]?ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. w[=i]da, Icel. v[=i]?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. [root]141. Cf. Wine, Withe.] 1. (Bot.) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a) . 2. A withe. See Withe, 1.
Withy
Withy With"y, a. Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes. The stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little withy plantation. --G. Eliot.

Meaning of Withy from wikipedia

- A withy or withe (also willow and osier) is a strong flexible willow stem, typically used in thatching, basketmaking, gardening and for constructing woven...
- Furness Withy was a major British transport business. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company was founded by Christopher Furness and Henry...
- Withy is the surname of: Arthur Withy (1870–1943), New Zealand journalist and political activist, son of Edward Withy Edward Withy (c. 1844–1927), English...
- In Re Polemis & Furness, Withy & Co Ltd (1921) is an English tort case on causation and remoteness in the law of negligence. The Court of Appeal held...
- Bitter Withy or Mary Mild (Roud #452) is an English folk song reflecting an unusual and apocryphal vernacular idea of Jesus Christ. The withy of the title...
- (12 m), with a 16-foot (5 m) arm span, and is made of black maul willow withies woven over a 3-tonne steel frame. Willow Man was commissioned by South...
- Henry Withy (11 November 1852 – 31 May 1922) was a ship-builder and ship owner involved in local government of Hartlepool as a magistrate and councillor...
- Edward Withy (c. 1844 – 26 March 1927) was born in Bristol, England and in 1869 co-founded a shipbuilding partnership at Hartlepool that eventually became...
- Arthur Withy (February 1870 – 24 September 1943) was a New Zealand journalist and political activist. Born in Seaton Carew in England in 1870, Withy arrived...
- George Withy (15 May 1924 – 17 November 1998) was a journalist, member of the Press Council (UK), President of the CIOJ (1975–1976) and the great nephew...