Withers

noun, (used with a plural verb)
1.
the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of a horse, cow, sheep, etc.
Idioms
2.
wring one’s withers, to cause one anxiety or trouble:
The long involved lawsuit is wringing his withers.
verb (used without object)
1.
to shrivel; fade; decay:
The grapes had withered on the vine.
2.
to lose the freshness of youth, as from age (often followed by away).
verb (used with object)
3.
to make flaccid, shrunken, or dry, as from loss of moisture; cause to lose freshness, bloom, vigor, etc.:
The drought withered the buds.
4.
to affect harmfully:
Reputations were withered by the scandal.
5.
to abash, as by a scathing glance:
a look that withered him.
noun
1.
George, 1588–1667, English poet and pamphleteer.
plural noun
1.
the highest part of the back of a horse, behind the neck between the shoulders
verb
1.
(intransitive) (esp of a plant) to droop, wilt, or shrivel up
2.
(intransitive) often foll by away. to fade or waste: all hope withered away
3.
(intransitive) to decay, decline, or disintegrate
4.
(transitive) to cause to wilt, fade, or lose vitality
5.
(transitive) to abash, esp with a scornful look
6.
(transitive) to harm or damage