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withers definition

with·ers (wit̸h′ərz)

plural noun

the highest part of the back of a horse or similar animal, located between the shoulder blades

Etymology: < ME wither, resistance (prob. in sense “that which the horse opposes to his load”) < OE withre, resistance < wither, against: see with

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