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wither-wrung

wither-wrung adjective: injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse.

Adjective

wither-wrung (not comparable)

  1. Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse.
    • They learned the heart-breaking cussedness of camp-kitchens and camels and the depravity of an E. P. tent and a wither-wrung mule.1888, Rudyard Kipling, The Drums of the Fore and Aft

Origin of wither-wrung

From withers and wrong.

Questions about wither-wrung

What does wither-wrung mean?
Wither-wrung means injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse.
What part of speech is wither-wrung?
Wither-wrung is an adjective.

Words near wither-wrung in the dictionary

  1. wither
  2. wither away
  3. wither on the vine
  4. wither'd
  5. wither-
  6. wither-wrung
  7. witherable
  8. witherband
  9. witherbands
  10. Witherby
  11. Witherden

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