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Meaning of withers in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈwɪðərz/

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  1. Noun

    withers

    Etymology

    early 16th century: apparently a reduced form of widersome, from obsolete wither- ‘against, contrary’ (as the part that resists the strain of the collar) + a second element of obscure origin

    Definitions

    1. sensibility to trouble (as in the phrase `wring one's withers')

    Examples

    • « the lawsuit was wringing his withers »
    • « our withers are unwrung--Shakespeare »
  2. 2. the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals

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