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withers

English

Etymology

From dialectal English wither (“against”) (compare wither-) +? -s; see with. So-named because it is the part of the horse that pushes against a load. Compare German Widerrist (“withers”), from wider (“against”) + Rist (“wrist”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?w?ð.?z/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w?ð.?z/
  • Hyphenation: with?ers

Noun

withers pl (normally plural, singular wither)

  1. The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height. [from 1580]

Usage notes

Even in the plural, this noun refers to one object. The synonymous singular, wither, is less common.

Hyponyms

  • nape

Coordinate terms

  • scruff

Derived terms

  • fistulous withers
  • wither-wrung
  • wring one's withers

Translations

Further reading

  • withers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

withers

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wither

References

Anagrams

  • swither, whister, wishter, writhes

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wishers

English

Noun

wishers

  1. plural of wisher

Anagrams

  • Swisher, swisher

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