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noun

Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
The wood of these trees.
A cricket bat.
(1800s) The baseball bat.
A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads.

Synonyms:withy

To open and cleanse (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow.
To form a shape or move in a way similar to the long, slender branches of a willow.

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