In a message dated 98-06-08 01:09:13 EDT, you write:

<< Amazingly, the OED has no entry for wythe, except as an obsolete  spelling
 for white and with (wythe a brief stopover at withe). >>

Kathy & I both checked our separate dictionaries, we refuse to use the same
one, and neither had "wythe." I suggested we look around for our ancient
Skeets, but it was too late in the day. My _Architecture, Design &
Construction Word Finder_ lists "wythe", but provides no definitions. The word
finder assumes you know the word you are looking for.

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