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Meaning of withers in English
Pronunciation
/ˈwɪðərz/
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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.
the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals