Both Uses of
wither
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- If the young thrusting plant withered in drought or drowned in a flood of rain, it was no more to the driver than to the tractor.†
Chpt 5 *
- I seen one where it's hot an' fine, an' walnut trees an' berries; an' right behind, close as a mule's ass to his withers, they's a tall up mountain covered with snow.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(wither) to shrivel (wrinkle and contract -- usually from lack of water)
or:
to become weaker; or feel humiliated