Withers (surname) — Withers (earlier variants Wither, Wyther) is an English surname of Anglo Saxon origin. It is today a not uncommon family name throughout the Anglosphere.HistoryThe family name appears on various early documents such as in a charter of Æthelred II … Wikipedia
Withers — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alexander Scott Withers, Historiker der frühen Appalachian Indian White Warfare Bill Withers (* 1938), amerikanischer Sänger und Songschreiber Charles W. J. Withers, schottischer historischer Geograph… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Withers (law firm) — Withers Worldwide is a London based law firm specializing in international succession planning for individuals, charities and companies. It focuses on trusts and estates and related matters for international high net worth individuals,… … Wikipedia
Withers & Co. — Withers (1907) Die Withers Co. Ltd. war ein britischer Automobilhersteller, der von 1906 bis 1915 in der Edgeware Road im Norden Londons ansässig war. Die Withers waren Oberklasse Automobile mit Vierzylinder Reihenmotoren. Die Hubräume lagen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
withers — 1570s, probably from a dialectal survival of O.E. wiðer against, contrary, opposite (see WITH (Cf. with)) + plural suffix. Possibly so called because the withers are the parts of the animal that oppose the load. Cf. Ger. Widerrist withers, from… … Etymology dictionary
withers — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the highest part of a horse s back, lying at the base of the neck above the shoulders. ORIGIN apparently from obsolete widersome, from wither «against» (as the part that resists the strain of the collar) … English terms dictionary
withers — [with′ərz] pl.n. [< ME wither, resistance (prob. in sense “that which the horse opposes to his load”) < OE withre, resistance < wither, against: see WITH] the highest part of the back of a horse or similar animal, located between the… … English World dictionary
Withers — Wither redirects here. For the comic character, see Wither (comics). : For the family name, see Withers (surname). The withers is the highest point on the back of a non upright animal, on the ridge between its shoulder blades. HorsesThe withers… … Wikipedia
Withers Building — Infobox nrhp | name =Withers Building nrhp type = caption = location= Rock Hill, South Carolina lat degrees = 34 lat minutes = 50 lat seconds = 28 lat direction = N long degrees = 81 long minutes = 1 long seconds = 42 long direction = W locmapin … Wikipedia
WITHERS, Walter Herbert (1854-1914), always known as Walter Withers — artist was born at Handsworth, Staffordshire, on 22 October 1854, the son of Edwin Withers. He showed an early desire to paint, but objection was made to this by his father. It is not known what occupation he followed in England, but in 1882 he… … Dictionary of Australian Biography