DCHP-1 Online
withe ((v.)) Lumbering, Hist. 
v. fasten with withes.
See also: withe ((n.))
- 1829 When they are passing a breaking-up rapid, they live in these lairs, until the raft is new withed, and fixed on the still-water below.
- 1896 Oak rafts had to be floated by the lightest material and the ends grubbed and withed to the traverses, and were not loaded on.
- 1945 Cribs were brought to it [timber afloat in booms] to be "stowed" and withed and made into drams.
- 1829 When they are passing a breaking-up rapid, they live in these lairs, until the raft is new withed, and fixed on the still-water below.