(n) American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who signed of the Declaration of Independence and was president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794), Syn.John Witherspoon
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. pl. [ Properly, the parts which resist the pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. wither resistance, AS. wiðre, fr. wiðer against; akin to G. widerrist withers. See With, prep. ] The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse. [ 1913 Webster ]
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
[lǐ dài táo jiāng, ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ, 李代桃僵] lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree; to substitute one thing for another; to carry the can for sb #113,568[Add to Longdo]
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