| Pronunciation: | | 'widhuz
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| Matching Terms: | | wither, witherband, withered, withering, witheringly, witherite, witherling, withernam, witherspoon, wither-wrung
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- [n] the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
- [n] sensibility to trouble (as in the phrase"wring one's withers"); "the lawsuit was wringing his withers"; "our withers are unwrung"--Shakespeare
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| | See Also: | | body part, cervid, deer, Equus caballus, horse, ox, sensibility, sheep |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \With"ers\, n. pl. [Properly, the parts which resist the
pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. wither resistance,
AS. wi[eth]re, fr. wi[eth]er against; akin to G. widerrist
withers. See {With}, prep.]
The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base
of the neck. See Illust. of {Horse}.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
--Shak.
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