withers
noun /ˈwɪðəz/
/ˈwɪðərz/
[plural]- the highest part of a horse’s back, between its shoulders
Topics Animalsc2鬐甲(马肩胛骨间隆起部分) 词源early 16th cent.: apparently a reduced form of widersome, from obsolete wither- ‘against, contrary’ (as the part that resists the strain of the collar) + a second element of obscure origin.