🔤 Withs ✨

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lachakdar shakhain, lachkeeli lakdi, withes, bandhan shakhain, withs

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withs

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DEFINITION

flexible, slender twigs or willow branches used for binding, tying, or weaving baskets

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Traditional craftsmen bound the bundles of harvested firewood securely using tough, flexible willow withs today. Historical builders woven tough hazel withs to create sturdy wattle fencing around rural farmyards. She gathered long, fresh willow withs along the riverbank to weave handcrafted decorative storage baskets. Before synthetic ropes existed, agricultural workers relied on twisted tree withs to secure heavy loads. The artisan demonstrated how soaking dry wood withs in water makes them remarkably pliant for weaving.

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