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Meaning of Wither | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈwɪðɚ

Definitions

  1. singular of withers (“part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades”)
    form-of, singular
  2. A surname.

Equivalents

العربية إذبل
Български линея
Čeština sesypat se vyschnout
Cymraeg crebachu dihoeni gwaelu nychu
Ελληνικά μαραίνω
Español ahajar ajar decaer marchitar
Bahasa Indonesia alum
日本語
한국어
Kurdî ajar
മലയാളം വാട്ടുക
Română ofili veșteji
Svenska torka ut tvina tyna vissna vittra
Türkçe solmak

Examples

“Timozel had slid his feet quickly from the stirrups and swung his leg over the horse's wither as it slumped to the ground, standing himself in one graceful movement.”
“If a saddle tips too far forward it may rest on the horse's wither and cause pain. There should always be a gap of roughly 5 cm between the horse's wither and the pommel when you are sitting on the saddle.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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