witherband

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noun

A piece of iron fixed in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.

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Meanings

nounwitherband (plural witherbands)

plural witherbands

  1. obsoleteA piece of iron fixed in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.

    Bsides these two great bands, the fore-box has a small one called the wither-band, and a crescent to keep up the wither arch.

    1766, Thomas Wallis, The Farrier's and Horseman's Complete Dictionary

Origin

From wither(s) + band.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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