Meaning of たばね in Japanese

Definition of たばね

たばね(tabane) 【束ね】

たばねつむ(tabanetsumu) 【束ね積む】

たばねる(tabaneru) · つかねる(tsukaneru) 【束ねる】

(v1, vt) to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe
彼は、まきを束ねた。
He made up a bundle of firewood.
to govern; to manage; to control; to administer
to fold (one's arms)

わたばね(watabane) · めんう(menu) 【綿羽】

わらでたばねてもおとこはおとこ(waradetabanetemootokohaotoko) 【藁で束ねても男は男】

(exp) a man is still a man even if his hair is tied with straw; a man is still a man even if he's poor