wand vs withe

wand

noun
  • A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow. 

  • A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority. 

  • An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand. 

  • A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands. 

  • A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod). 

verb
  • To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a metal detector. 

withe

noun
  • A band of twisted twigs. 

  • 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 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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