Withers

//ˈwɪð.ɚz// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. plural, plural-normally
  2. 2
    the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of wither form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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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Example

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"That which grows fast withers as rapidly."

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”).

Related phrases

fistulous witherswither-wrungwring one's withersfour leggedshoulder blades

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