Witherband

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A piece of iron fixed in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow. obsolete

    "Bsides these two great bands, the fore-box has a small one called the wither-band, and a crescent to keep up the wither arch."

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"Bsides these two great bands, the fore-box has a small one called the wither-band, and a crescent to keep up the wither arch."

Etymology

From wither(s) + band.

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