Pith

s. (pitte, Dutch.) 1. The marrow of the plant; the soft part in the midst of the, /-wood (Bacon). Marrow. See Marrow and Meputia. 3. Strength; force (Shaks.). 4. Energy; cogency; fulne of sentiment; closene and vigour of thought and style. Weight; moment; principal part (Skahspeare). 6. The quinte ence; the chief part (Shaks.).