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Withers

The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse.

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Deer 70% connected

Any animal; especially, a wild animal.

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Horse 70% connected

A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus; especially, the domestic horse (E. caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period.…

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Ox 70% connected

The male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. The word is also applied, as a…

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Sheep 70% connected

Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.

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