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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WITHY, n. A large species of willow.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: strong flexible twig [syn: withe, withy]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural withies) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English w?thig; akin to Old High German w?da willow, Latin vitis vine, vi?re to plait — more at wire Date: before 12th century 1. willow; especially osier 1 2. a flexible slender twig or branch (as of osier) ; withe II. adjective Etymology: withe Date: 1598 flexibly tough

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a willow of any species. 2 var. of WITHE.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.