Etymology
Origin of tither
Example Sentences
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That stops sauce spraying hither and tither, and flipping the tip also means each slice starts with an extra thick, juicy gobbet of pure pizza pleasure.
From The Guardian
The Production Code enforcers were all in a tither about Rhett Butler uttering a curse word in a movie.
From New York Times
He’s well marked, so they go right again, then left again, pulling black shirts hither and tither.
From The Guardian
It also had problems: Young constantly complained that tithers were giving him "the worst of their animals," Turner says.
From Washington Post
Rockefeller, who from his very first pay cheque made regular church donations, was always a tither, says Prof Lenkowsky.
From BBC
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