Etymology
Origin of tither
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at tithe, -er 1
Example Sentences
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The Production Code enforcers were all in a tither about Rhett Butler uttering a curse word in a movie.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2017
He’s well marked, so they go right again, then left again, pulling black shirts hither and tither.
From The Guardian • Sep. 20, 2015
He’s well marked, so they go right again, then left again, pulling black shirts hither and tither.
From The Guardian • Sep. 20, 2015
Rockefeller, who from his very first pay cheque made regular church donations, was always a tither, says Prof Lenkowsky.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2012
Then on the tither hand present her, A blackguard smuggler, right behint her, An’ cheek-for-chow, a chuffie vintner, Colleaguing join, Picking her pouch as bare as winter Of a’ kind coin.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
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