Wither-wrung
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse. not-comparable
"They learned the heart-breaking cussedness of camp-kitchens and camels and the depravity of an E. P. tent and a wither-wrung mule."
Example
More examples"They learned the heart-breaking cussedness of camp-kitchens and camels and the depravity of an E. P. tent and a wither-wrung mule."
Etymology
From withers and wrong.
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