HBAthe highest part of a horse’s back, above its shoulders 鬐甲〔马背最高的部位,在肩胛骨之间〕
Examples from the Corpus
withers• The metal survives whilst the fleshwithers.• Distance from withers to elbow and elbow to ground is equal.• The country was bracken-clothed dunes, the plants so tall that they came over the horse's withers in places.• The last word in lace and satinwithers like a bunch of flowers.• The chestdepth should be neither more, nor very much less, than 50 percent of the height of the withers.• Check that the saddlefits correctly and is neither too low on the withers or spine.
Originwithers
(1500-1600) Probably from wither-“against”, from Old English