Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

witherband

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: with-erband
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of iron fixed in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Bsides these two great bands, the fore-box has a small one called the wither-band, and a crescent to keep up the wither arch."

Etymology

From wither(s) + band.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

witherbands (plural)

Questions

What does witherband mean?: A piece of iron fixed in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.
Where does witherband come from?: From wither(s) + band.

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