Category:Withers

With"ers, n. pl. Etym: [properly, the parts which resist the pull or Strain in drawing a load; fr. Oe. wither resistance, as. withre, fr. Wither against; akin to g. widerrist withers. See with, prep.]

Defn: the ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of The neck. See illust. of horse. Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung. Shak.