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withers
The withers is the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal, typically a quadruped. In many species, it is the tallest point of the body. In horses and dogs, it is the standard place to measure the animal's height. In contrast, cattle ar ...
is a part of the back of a horse, dog or other quadruped.
Withers or Wither may also refer to
People
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Withers (surname), several notable people
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Withers A. Burress
Lieutenant General Withers Alexander Burress (November 24, 1894 – June 13, 1977) was United States Army officer who was a graduate and commandant of the Virginia Military Institute as well as a combat commander in World War I and World War II.
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(1894–1977), American soldier
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Wither (comics)
Wither (Kevin Ford) is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He has been a member of the student body at the Xavier Institute, a member of the Hellions training squad, and a supervillain a ...
, fictional character in the Marvel Universe
Buildings
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Withers Building
The Withers Building, also known as the Winthrop Training School or W.T.S., is an historic building complex located at 611 Myrtle Drive on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The complex consists of three parts: the old ...
, Winthrop University, South Carolina, USA
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Withers-Maguire House, historic home in Ocoee, Florida, USA
Books
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''Wither'' (Passarella novel), a 1999 novel by Joseph Gangemi under the pseudonym "J.G. Passarella"
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''Wither'' (DeStefano novel), a 2011 novel by Lauren DeStefano
Other
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''Wither'' (EP), a 2009 EP by Dream Theater
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Withers Stakes
The Withers Stakes is a Graded stakes race, Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old horses over the distance of miles on the dirt scheduled annually in February at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York (state), New York. T ...
, American horse-race
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Withers (law firm)
Withersworldwide (Withers Bergman) is an international law firm with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. Withers specializes in tax, trust and estate planning, as well as litigation, employment, family ...
, founded 1896 in London, England
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''Wither'' (film), a 2012 film
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Withers, West Virginia, a community in the United States
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Withers, Western Australia
Withers is a beachside suburb in Bunbury, Western Australia
Bunbury is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, approximately south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's third most populous city after Perth an ...
, a suburb in Bunbury
* Wither, a mob and boss from the video game ''
Minecraft
''Minecraft'' is a sandbox game developed by Mojang Studios. The game was created by Markus "Notch" Persson in the Java programming language. Following several early private testing versions, it was first made public in May 2009 before being ...
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