tother
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of tother
1175–1225; Middle English the tother for thet other, variant of that other the other; see that, other
Example Sentences
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Only one voice was heard—that of Hickman: “Now Jim, you sight Spence—gie tother to me.”
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne
I don’t think she’s dud eyther one or the tother.
From The Yellow Chief by Reid, Mayne
But he couldn’t manage to keep thim continted with payin’ him taxes, unless by sittin’ the wan agaynst the tother.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
“And was the tother one of the places you knowed of?” said Sam.
From Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake by Fenn, George Manville
Thar war no eend o’ whittlin’ an’ punchin’ out the jeints, an’ then splicin’ the tubes one to the tother.
From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Reid, Mayne
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