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withers
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[ˈwɪðəz], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the highest part of a horse's back, lying at the base of the neck above the shoulders. The height of a horse is measured to the withers
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Origin
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early 16th century: apparently a reduced form of widersome, from obsolete wither- ‘against, contrary’ (as the part that resists the strain of the collar) + a second element of obscure origin
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