Withholder

1. n. One who withholds.

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Witherling

1. n. A withered person; one who is decrepit.

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Withernam

1. n. A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal; — chiefly used in the expression capias in withernam, which is the name of a writ used in connection with the action of replevin (sometimes called a writ of reprisal), which issues to a defendant in replevin when he has obtained judgment for a return of the chattels replevied, and fails to obtain them on the writ of return.

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Withe-rod

1. n. A North American shrub (Viburnum nudum) whose tough osierlike shoots are sometimes used for binding sheaves.

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Withers

1. prep. The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse.

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Wither-wrung

1. a. Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse.

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Withered

1. imp. & p. p. of Wither

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Withering

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Wither

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Wither

1. v. t. To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny.
2. n. To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.
3. n. To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies.
4. n. To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.
5. v. t. To cause to fade, and become dry.
6. v. t. To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture.

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Witherband

1. n. A piece of iron in a saddle near a horse’s withers, to strengthen the bow.

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