witherband

English

Etymology

From wither(s) +‎ band.

Noun

witherband (plural witherbands)

1. (obsolete) A piece of iron fixed in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.
   • 1766, Thomas Wallis, The Farrier's and Horseman's Complete Dictionary:

     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.