Witherband

Origin

From en + withers + band.

Full definition of witherband

Noun

1. (obsolete) A piece of iron fixed in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.
• 1766, Thomas Wallis, The Farrier's and Horseman's Complete Dictionary, Bsides these two great bands, the fore-box has a small one called the wither-band, and a crescent to keep up the wither arch.