withers

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

wither

• Verb
• Noun
• Adv

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪð.ɚz/

Etymology

Cognate with German: Widerrist

In summary

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”).

Synonyms

nape

back of neck

luck

🍀

bunce

Translations

garrot

kłąb

garrese

cruz

Widerrist

ώμοι ίππου

ακρώμιο ζώου

sfiorito

guidalesco

cucula

schoft

cernelha

الكاهل

morillo

creu