Associations to the word «Withers»
Noun
Wiktionary
WITHERS, noun. (veterinary medicine) 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.
WITHERS, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wither
WITHERS, proper noun. A surname.
Dictionary definition
WITHERS, noun. The highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.