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withers

[ with-erz ]

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of a horse, cow, sheep, etc.


withers

/ ˈɪðə /

plural noun

  1. the highest part of the back of a horse, behind the neck between the shoulders
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of withers1

First recorded in 1535–45; origin uncertain
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of withers1

C16: short for widersones, from wider with + -sones, perhaps variant of sinew ; related to German Widerrist, Old English withre resistance
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. wring one's withers, to cause one anxiety or trouble:

    The long involved lawsuit is wringing his withers.

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Example Sentences

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As fine arts funding withers across sectors and Hollywood budgets shrink while studios retreat from local productions, workers are still recovering from lengthy strikes and the incipient threat of artificial intelligence.

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As President Biden’s support among Arab and Muslim Americans withers over his backing of Israel in the war in Gaza, former President Donald J. Trump is making a long-shot push to take advantage.

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Eight times he has come to Baltimore with a horse fast enough to leave with the blanket of black-eyed Susans that are draped over the withers of the Preakness Stakes winner.

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In the process of transmuting the mid-rib of the leaf, the plant undergoes a proliferation of new vascular tissue — and avoids rotting while the rest of the leaf withers away.

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Ninagawa’s work has explored the cruelty and evil that lurk behind beauty, the way light and darkness are inseparable, and how a flower withers yet later can sprout new buds.

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