Withers definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WITHERS, n. [This seems to signify a joining, from the root ... Middle English, from Old English, from wither against; from the withers being the parts which resist the pull in drawing a ... horse — see horse illustration 2. a part corresponding to the withers in a quadruped (as a dog) other than a horse ... of the collar: second element obscure Webster's 1913 Dictionary Withers With"ers, n. pl. [Properly, the parts which resist the ... re, fr. wi[eth]er against; akin to G. widerrist withers. See With, prep.] The ridge between the shoulder bones ...
fistulous withers definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse [syn: fistulous withers, fistula] Merriam Webster's noun plural but singular or plural ... Date: circa 1900 a deep-seated chronic inflammation of the withers of the horse in which bloody fluid is discharged
... a look — Dorothy Sayers > II. noun Date: 1607 chiefly British withers Oxford Reference Dictionary v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by ... the cares that wither life. --Bryant. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (withers, withering, withered) 1. If someone or something withers, they become very weak. When he went into retirement, he ... PHRASAL VERB: V P 2. If a flower or plant withers, it dries up and dies. The flowers in Isabel's ...
... 1828 Dictionary WITHER-WRUNG, a. Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wither-wrung With"er-wrung`, a. Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse.
Wither-band definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WITHER-BAND, n. [withers and band.] A piece of iron laid under a saddle near a horses withers, to strengthen the bow.
... 3.0 (2005) n 1: a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse [syn: fistulous withers, fistula] 2: an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity ...
... definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Witherband With"er*band`, n. [Withers + band.] (Far.) A piece of iron in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.