withers

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈwɪð.ɚz/
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/ˈwɪð.ɚz/ · /ˈwɪð.əz/

Definition of withers

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (plural, plural-normally)The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height.
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noun

  1. (plural, plural-normally)The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height.

verb

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of wither

name

  1. A surname.
    “On the normier part of the spectrum are liberal influencers like Dean Withers and Harry Sisson, who have transferred the “debate me, bro” spirit of early YouTube to TikTok Live.”

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Etymology

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”).

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