withers

Εννοια

Noun

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.

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of wither

Με παύλα ως

with‧ers

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈwɪð.ɚz/

Ετυμολογία

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”).