WITHERS


Meaning of WITHERS in English

/ ˈwɪðəz; NAmE -ərz/ noun

[ pl. ] the highest part of a horse's back, between its shoulders

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: 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.

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