withers

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɪð.əz/    美 /ˈwɪð.ɚz/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. plural,plural-normally
动词 v.
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wither form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person

词形变化

wither singular

词源

词源 1
From dialectal English wither (“against”) (compare wither-) + -s; see with. So-named because it is the part of the horse that pushes against a load. Compare German Widerrist (“withers”), from wider (“against”) + Rist (“wrist”).
词源 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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