tother

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

English [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English, from the incorrect division of thet other (“the/that other”). Compare Scots tither; English tone. More at that, other.

Pronoun [edit]

tother

  1. (now UK dialectal) Other.
    an' they left one'n the sarvant gals as well for comp'ny for the housekeeper, but the tother sarvant gals they took wid 'em. — The Robber and the Housekeeper.

Usage notes [edit]

  • Originally preceded by the. The spelling t'other arose from the misconception of being a contraction of the other.

See also [edit]

Anagrams [edit]

Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=tother&oldid=20571202"