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De - Pt| English Dictionary: withers | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Withers \With"ers\, n. pl. [Properly, the parts which resist the pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. wither resistance, AS. wi[eb]re, fr. wi[eb]er against; akin to G. widerrist withers. See {With}, prep.] The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of {Horse}. Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung. --Shak. | |
