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单词 withers
释义 with·ers
\ˈwithə(r)z\ noun plural
Etymology: probably from obsolete English wither- (prefix), against, in resistance of, counter (from Old English, from wither, adverb, against) + English -s, n. plural suffix; from the withers being the parts which resist the pull in drawing a load
1. also wither
 a. : the ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse — see horse illustration
 b. : the part between the shoulder bones at the base of the neck in various animals (as the deer, ox, or sheep)
2. : feelings, sensibilities
 < our withers are unwrung — Shakespeare >
 < try to wring your withers with a story of attempted suicide — Richard Blaker >
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