[けんこう, kenkou] (n) withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Withers \With"ers\, n. pl. [Properly, the parts which resist the
pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. wither resistance,
AS. wi[eth]re, fr. wi[eth]er against; akin to G. widerrist
withers. See {With}, prep.]
The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base
of the neck. See Illust. of {Horse}.
[1913 Webster]
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
withers
n 1: the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of
various animals especially draft animals
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