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Withers vs Witters - What's the difference?

withers | witters |

As verbs the difference between withers and witters

is that withers is third-person singular of wither while witters is third-person singular of witter.

As a noun withers

is the part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height.

As a proper noun Withers

is {{surname}.

withers

English

(wikipedia withers)

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • (veterinary medicine) The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height.

    • Usage notes

    Although this noun refers to one object, there is no corresponding singular form *(term) for this word, the singular form being obsolete.

    Coordinate terms

    * scruff

    Hyponyms

    * nape

    Derived terms

    * fistulous withers * wither-wrung * wring one's withers

    Verb

    (head)
  • (wither)

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    witters

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (witter)

    • Anagrams

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    witter

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) witter, witer, of (etyl) origin, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete, or, dialectal) knowing, certain, sure, wis.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) witteren, witeren, of (etyl) origin, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (intransitive, intransitive, obsolete, or, dialectal) to make sure, inform, or declare.
  • to speak at length on a trivial subject.
    • She got home and started wittering about some religious cult she’d just heard about.
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