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Withers
withers (?), n. pl. (Properly, the partswhich resist the pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. wither
resistance, AS. wiere, fr. wieer 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.
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