withywind

[ with-ee-wahynd, with- ]

noun

1. traveler's-joy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of withywind¹

1570–80; withy + wind ²; replacing withwind, Middle English, Old English withewinde ( withe )

Example Sentences

The reddleman suffered the wound and went on: "He is a man who notices the looks of women, and you could twist him to your will like withywind, if you only had the mind."

From Project Gutenberg

The reddleman suffered the wound and went on: "He is a man who notices the looks of women, and you could twist him to your will like withywind, if you only had the mind."

From Project Gutenberg