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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Withers \With"ers\, n. pl. [Properly, the parts which resist the
     pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. wither resistance,
     AS. wi[eth]re, fr. wi[eth]er against; akin to G. widerrist
     withers. See With, prep.]
     The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base
     of the neck. See Illust. of Horse.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
                                                    --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Withers \With"ers\, n. pl. [Properly, the parts which resist the
     pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. wither resistance,
     AS. wi[eth]re, fr. wi[eth]er against; akin to G. widerrist
     withers. See With, prep.]
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  withers
       n 1: sensibility to trouble (as in the phrase `wring one's
            withers'); "the lawsuit was wringing his withers"; "our
            withers are unwrung"--Shakespeare
       2: the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of
          various animals especially draft animals

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  withers
     n.
     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. (from 1580)
     vb.
     (infl of en wither  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Withers
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  withers
     n.
     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. (from 1580)
     vb.
     (infl of en wither  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Withers
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  withers
     n.
     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. (from 1580)
     vb.
     (infl of en wither  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Withers
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  withers
     n.
     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. (from 1580)
     vb.
     (infl of en wither  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Withers
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  withers
     Englanti n.
     säkä
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm w ither s)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  withers
     Engelska n.
     manke
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb wither)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Withers /wˈɪðəz/
  الكاهل

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  withers /wˈɪðəz/ 
  kohoutek (koně)
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  withers /wˈɪðəz/ 
  Widerrist 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  withers /wˈɪðəz/
  verblüht, welkt, verwelkt, verdorrt
   see: wither, become withered, withering, becoming withered, withered, become withered, withered
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  withers //ˈwɪð.əz// //ˈwɪð.ɚz// 
  säkä
  part of the back of a draft animal

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  withers /wˈɪðəz/ 
  1. स्कन्ध~भाग{घोड़े~का
        "The rider is patting the withers."

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  withers //ˈwɪð.əz// //ˈwɪð.ɚz// 
  manke
  part of the back of a draft animal

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  withers /wˈɪðəz/
  1. atın iki kürek kemiği arasındaki yer.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈwɪðɝz/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 马的两肩骨间隆起处

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