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• As form withers we are left with a directionless, transitory, indeterminate, promiscuous, and repressive space.2014, Adrian Parr, The Greening of Junkspace: A BIT of Hijacking Sustainability, →ISBN. From the entry junkspace
• Pay close attention to the areas that the saddle will touch — withers, back, girthline, and belly.2012, Charlene Strickland, The Basics of Western Riding, →ISBN, page 48. From the entry girthline
• The sooner fistulous withers is treated, the more likely that a cure is effected.1997, Tony Pavord, Marcy Pavord, “Fistulous Withers”, in The Complete Equine Veterinary Manual: A Comprehensive and Instant Guide to…. From the entry fistulous withers
• This is its l’envoi: My lady, my soul withers like an exotic flower in a cold wind.1982, Ioanna Tsatsou, translated by Jean Demos, My Brother George Seferis, North Central Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 104. From the entry l'envoi
• What withers away after this revolution is the proletarian state or semi-state.1918, V. I. Lenin, “Class Society and the State”, in The State and Revolution, The “Withering Away” of the State, and Violent Revolution…. From the entry semi-state
• I withers every word, a songly sound absurd.2008, T. A. Barron, Merlin's Dragon - Book 1. From the entry songly
• He had a blanket across his withers and wore four bandages, the two front ones up over his knees.1975 September 5, Red Smith, quoting Phil Bieber, “Lyin’ Fitz, the Beautiful Dreamer”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York…. From the entry liniment
• His teeth dug grazingly into the terrier's withers; and, with an impatient toss, he flung the little beast to one side.1922, Albert Payson Terhune, Further Adventures of Lad. From the entry grazingly
• Illfitting saddles produce sore backs, sitfasts, injury in the region of girth and bruises resulting in fistulous withers.1910, Albert Thomas Kinsley, A Text Book of Veterinary Pathology, page 41. From the entry illfitting
• Withers and the clinic director's husband, Ron Tetreau, go over the list of the morning's appointments to verify that all schedulees have arrived.1989, Fidelity - Volume 9, page 17. From the entry schedulee
• This favors exercising the spinal column and engaging the muscles and the withers so as to basculate over the obstacle with facility.1969, Luigi Gianoli, Horses and Horsemanship Through the Ages, page 188. From the entry basculate
• The kadupul blooms once a year under the cover of night and withers away before dawn, making it the rarest and most exquisite botanical on the planet.2015, Karri Thompson, Ascendancy, →ISBN. From the entry kadupul
• Riding a horse with bruised or broken skin can cause a gall, which frequently results in the white saddle marks seen on the withers and backs of some horses.1989 National Ag Safety Database (Centers for Disease Control). From the entry gall

Meaning of withers

1. noun 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.

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How do you use withers in a sentence?

Withers is used as a noun. For example: “As form withers we are left with a directionless, transitory, indeterminate, promiscuous, and repressive space.”

What is a short sentence with withers?

“I withers every word, a songly sound absurd.”

What does withers mean?

Withers means 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.