pintail vs withe

pintail

noun
  • The end of a fastening pin or mandrel on a Huckbolt or pop rivet that is broken off when installation is complete. 

  • A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail. 

  • Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Acisoma, endemic to Africa and Asia. 

  • A surfboard with a pointed back end. 

  • A pin-tailed snipe, Gallinago stenura. 

  • A northern pintail, Anas acuta, a dabbling duck of the northern hemisphere that has a long pointed tail. 

withe

noun
  • An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured. 

  • An elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows. 

  • A band of twisted twigs. 

  • A partition between flues in a chimney. 

  • A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy. 

verb
  • To bind with withes. 

  • To beat with withes. 

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