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withers

noun
/ˈwɪð.ɚz/US/ˈwɪð.əz/UK

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”).

  1. derived from Widerrist — “withers”

Definitions

  1. The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades

    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.

  2. third-person singular simple present indicative of wither

  3. A surname.

    • On the normier part of the spectrum are liberal influencers like Dean Withers and Harry Sisson, who have transferred the “debate me, bro” spirit of early YouTube to TikTok Live.

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