withers
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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”).[1]
Audio (UK): | (file) |
withers pl (normally plural, singular wither)
Even in the plural, this noun refers to one object. The synonymous singular, wither, is less common.
|
withers