Tother
adj, noun, pron ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An other; another one. dialectal
- 1 The other (of two). dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete
"the tone way or the tother"
- 2 Other, all others. dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete
"[…]an’ they left one ’n the sarvant gals as well for comp’ny like for the housekeeper, but the tother sarvant gals they took wid ’em."
- 1 Other. Most often used after the. dialectal
"Well, Guv'nor, he stood up by-and-by, and taking the bundles of rags, the big uns in one hand, tother ones in tother, he toddled out of the room; […]"
Example
More examples"Well, Guv'nor, he stood up by-and-by, and taking the bundles of rags, the big uns in one hand, tother ones in tother, he toddled out of the room; […]"
Etymology
From Middle English þe toþer, from the incorrect division of thet other (“the/that other”). Compare Scots tither; English tone. More at that, other.
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