withy
1. withy \'with-e-\ n [ME, fr. OE wi-thig; akin to OHG wi-da willow, L vitis]vine, vie-re to plait - more at WIRE 1: WILLOW; esp : OSIER 2: a flexible slender twig or branch (as of osier) : WITHE 2. withy \'with-e-, 'with-e-, 'wi--the-\ aj [withe] : flexible and tough like a withy; specif : AGILE, WIRY)M