Horse breeders and riders measure horses at the withers, or the shoulder blades, since it's a stable point that doesn't move, unlike the horse's head and neck.
The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of
Noun
the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
Noun
sensibility to trouble (as in the phrase `wring one''s withers''); "the lawsuit was wringing his withers"; "our withers are unwrung"--Shakespeare
prep.
The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the
base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse.
Withers
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of
Usage Examples
Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread before us every day, but it changes and withers at a touch.
Age is not all decay it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
Intelligence flourishes only in the ages when belief withers.