rare. Also -ey. [f. WITHE sb. + -Y1.] Resembling a withe or withy in flexibility.

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1598.  Florio, Vencido, tractable, yeeldinge,… plyable, withie.

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1756.  P. Browne, Jamaica, 244. A strong withey shrub.

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1822.  W. Irving, Braceb. Hall, II. 87. The long, withy ends of the branches.

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