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Withers logo #10101) Dies 2) Dries 3) Dries up 4) Shrivels
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Withers

Withers logo #10101) Dries up 2) Dries up in the sun 3) Loses vitality 4) Sensibility
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  1. sensibility to trouble (as in the phrase
  2. the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
  3. wither, esp. with a loss of moisture
  4. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

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withers logo #21449Highest point of a dogs shoulders. This is a point of measurement which determines at what height a dog should jump in agility.
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Withers

Withers logo #21000 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 (in contrast, cattle are normally measured to the top of the hips). ==Horses== The withers in horses are formed by the dorsal spinal proce....
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Withers

Withers logo #21002• (prep.) The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse.
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Withers

Withers logo #22162Highest point of a dog's shoulders.
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Withers

Withers logo #22165The top of the shoulder.
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withers logo #20973The region of the back of an animal, particularly of the horse, which lies between the shoulder blades. ... Origin: A.S. Wither, against ... Fistulous withers, a fistula, caused by bacterial infection, of the withers. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Withers

Withers logo #10444In a horse or other animal, the highest part of the back, lying between the shoulder blades.
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Withers

Withers logo #20972With'ers noun plural [ Properly, the parts which resist the pull or strain in drawing a load; from Middle English wither resistance, Anglo-Saxon wiðre , from wiðer against; akin to German wider rist withers. See With , preposition ] The rid...
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withers

withers logo #21379Ridge between the shoulder blades.
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withers

withers logo #20400[n] - sensibility to trouble (as in the phrase`wring one`s withers`) 2. [n] - the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
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withers logo #23928the place on a horse where the neck meets the back
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withers logo #20974 noun the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
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Withers logo #21273Highest point of a dog's shoulders.
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Withers logo #21481The slight ridge in a horse's back just before the mane starts. This is where height is measured on a horse.
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withers logo #22477the bony point at the base of the neck, just in front of where the saddle rests. Horses are measured from the top of the withers to the ground.
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