wring the withers
wring the withers stir the emotions or sensibilities; after Shakespeare's Hamlet ‘let the galled jade wince, our withers are unwrung.’ The withers are the highest part of a horse's back, lying at the base of the neck above the shoulders, and the word is apparently a reduced form of widersome, from obsolete wither- ‘against, contrary’ (as the part that resists the strain of the collar).
More From encyclopedia.com
Hobby Horse , hobby horse •coarse, corse, course, divorce, endorse (US indorse), enforce, force, gorse, hoarse, horse, morse, Norse, perforce, reinforce, sauce, so… Crazy Horse , Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse c. 1842-1877
Crazy Horse (a translation of his Lakotan name, Tasunke Witko) achieved notoriety while he was alive for his ski… Draft Horse , draft horse (Brit. draught horse) • n. a large horse used for pulling heavy loads, esp. a cart or plow. Shire horse , shire horse •coarse, corse, course, divorce, endorse (US indorse), enforce, force, gorse, hoarse, horse, morse, Norse, perforce, reinforce, sauce, so… Vale Of The White Horse , Whitehorse •coarse, corse, course, divorce, endorse (US indorse), enforce, force, gorse, hoarse, horse, morse, Norse, perforce, reinforce, sauce, sou… Equids , Equidae
Equidae (horses; order Perissodactyla, suborder Hippomorpha) A family that includes the modern horses, asses, and zebras (all of which are pl…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
wring the withers