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1. The highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals

1. Wither, as with a loss of moisture
   - shrivel, shrivel up, shrink
    
2. Lose freshness, vigour, or vitality
   "Her bloom was withering"
   - fade

See also: withering

Type of: body part, decrease, diminish, disappear, fall, go away, lessen, vanish

Part of: cervid, deer, Equus caballus, horse, jumbuck [Austral], ox, sheep

Encyclopedia: Wither