Definitions for withers
ˈwɪð ərzwith·ers

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. withersnoun

   the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. withersnoun

   The part of the back of a draft animal or horse that is the highest, between the shoulder blades.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Withersnoun

   Is the joining of the shoulder-bones at the bottom of the neck and mane, towards the upper part of the shoulder. Farrier’s Dict.

   Let the gall’d beast wince;
   We are unwrung in the withers. William Shakespeare.

   Rather than let your master take long journies, contrive that the saddle may pinch the beast in his withers. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Withers

   The withers is the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal, typically a quadruped. In many species, it is the tallest point of the body. In horses and dogs, it is the standard place to measure the animal's height. In contrast, cattle are often measured to the top of the hips. The term (pronounced ) derives from Old English wither (“against”), because it is the part of a draft animal that pushes against a load.

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1. withers

   The withers is the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal, typically a horse or other quadruped. It is the highest point on the animal's body when it is standing, excluding the head and neck.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Withers

   the ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse

2. Etymology: [Properly, the parts which resist the pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. wither resistance, AS. wire, fr. wier against; akin to G. widerrist withers. See With, prep.]

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1. Withers

   The withers is the ridge between the shoulder blades of a four-legged mammal. In many species it is the tallest point of the body, and in horses and dogs it is the standard place to measure the animal's height.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Withers

   with′ėrz, n.pl. the ridge between the shoulder-bones of a horse and behind the root of the neck.—adj. With′er-wrung, injured in the withers. [A.S. wither, against, an extension of with, against.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WITHERS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Withers is ranked #3176 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Withers surname appeared 11,381 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Withers.
   
   73.8% or 8,400 total occurrences were White.
   20.4% or 2,330 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 274 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 247 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 71 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 59 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. • Body Part

Anagrams for withers »

1. writhes

2. swither

3. whister

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1. Alex

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   Libby

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of withers in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of withers in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of withers in a Sentence

1. Josiah Gilbert Holland:

   One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast withers as rapidly; and that which grows slow endures.

2. Josiah Gilbert Holland:

   There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.

3. Anthony David -LRB- @anthonydavidatl -RRB-:

   I just recently did a Bill Withers tribute and that was way more awkward than I thought.

4. Oscar Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol:

   Vile deeds like poison weeds bloom well in prison air, it is only what is good in man, that wastes and withers there.

5. Christopher Grove:

   Withers LLP's a quirk of the way the system works at the edges, rather than something more deliberate.

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