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witherbands

witherbands is the plural of witherband.

Meaning of witherband

Noun

witherband (plural witherbands)

  1. (obsolete) A piece of iron fixed in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.
    • Bsides these two great bands, the fore-box has a small one called the wither-band, and a crescent to keep up the wither arch.1766, Thomas Wallis, The Farrier's and Horseman's Complete Dictionary

Questions about witherbands

What is witherbands the plural of?
Witherbands is the plural of witherband.

Words near witherbands in the dictionary

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

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