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Vinony

withers

noun

  1. the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal, typically a quadruped
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwɪð.ɚz/ / /ˈwɪð.əz/

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.”

noun

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”).

  1. 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

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wither