What does "betweentimes" mean?

In an interim period; meanwhile.

Betweentimes

Q: What is a synonym for "betweentimes"?

Common synonyms include: ad interim, at infrequent intervals, at intervals, at odd times, at the same time, at times.

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Adverb

1
In an interim period; meanwhile. not-comparable
"But the infant […] impartially offered the great green cucumber pickle with which he regaled his "teething appetite," and with which, betweentimes, he combed his mother's head and wiped the dusty outside of the coach."

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ad interim at infrequent intervals at intervals at odd times at the same time at times

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"But the infant […] impartially offered the great green cucumber pickle with which he regaled his "teething appetite," and with which, betweentimes, he combed his mother's head and wiped the dusty outside of the coach."

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