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 *
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- 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 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(wither as in: wither on the vine) to shrivel (wrinkle and contract -- usually from lack of water)
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(2)
(wither as in: her confidence withered) to become weaker--sometimes to get smaller and disappear
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, Withers can be a last name.