throtteen
English
Etymology
From Middle English throttene, þreottene, from Old English þrēottȳne, þrēotīne, þrēotīene. More at thirteen.
Numeral
throtteen
- (dialect) Thirteen.
- ""Mary Baldwyn, daughter of Richard Baldwyn of Rough Lee, aged—How old was she, sexton?" "Throtteen," replied the man; "" [1]
References
- “throtteen” in the Lancashire dialect, John Collier, 1822