Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse.

present participle of wither away

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wither away

simple past tense and past participle of wither away

(intransitive) To atrophy, or waste away.

(veterinary medicine, pathology, equestrianism) Inflammation of the serous bursa of withers in horses which bursts outside, creating a fistula.

(politics, Marxism, communism) The idea where, under a very socialistic society, people govern themselves as a commune without needing a government or law enforcement.