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Wither

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

16 more languages
العربيةإذبل
Българскилинея
Ελληνικάμαραίνω
Bahasa Indonesiaalum
日本語
한국어
Kurdîajar
മലയാളംവാട്ടുക
Türkçesolmak

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
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