wither
verb (used without object)
to shrivel; fade; decay.
witherer
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a word derived from
wither.
Example Sentences
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There goes to meet him the Daeva Apaosha, i. e. the witherer, in the form of a black, bald horse, with bald ears, bald back and tail, and ugly brand.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Max Duncker
