With"ers (?), n. pl. [Properly, the parts which resist the pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. wither resistance, AS. wiðre, fr. wiðer against; akin to G. widerrist withers. See With, prep.] The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse.

Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.

With"ers (?), n. pl. [Properly, the parts which resist the pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. wither resistance, AS. wiðre, fr. wiðer against; akin to G. widerrist withers. See With, prep.] The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse.

Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.

• The part of the back of a draft animal that is the highest, between the shoulder blades
  
• Third person singular form of wither