wither-wrung

adjective

Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse.

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Meanings

adjectivewither-wrung (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInjured or hurt in the withers, as a horse.

    They learned the heart-breaking cussedness of camp-kitchens and camels and the depravity of an E. P. tent and a wither-wrung mule.

    1888, Rudyard Kipling, The Drums of the Fore and Aft

Origin

From withers and wrong.

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APA

wither-wrung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wither-wrung

MLA

“wither-wrung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wither-wrung. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wither-wrung,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wither-wrung.

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