tother

or t'oth·er

[ tuhth-er ]

/ ˈtʌð ər /

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adjective, pronoun Older Use.

that other; the other.

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Origin of tother

1175–1225; Middle English the tother for thet other, variant of that other the other; see that, other

Words nearby tother

To the Lighthouse, to the manner born, to the nines, to the nth degree, to the point, tother, to the teeth, to the tune of, to the victor belong the spoils, to the wall, toti-

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How to use tother in a sentence

Widder Morse wants to ape these well-to-do folks that live tother end o Whiffle Street.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
I kin tie de happy-sak to de kote keerts, und den ole hoss, yu und me kin land on de tother side of de crick lak a kildee.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
Sposin yer und young missis gits kilt—whot in de name ob Gawd is ergwine ter cum ob tother ones?
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
Give her a door-key to carry in her tother one, Fagin, said Sikes; it looks real and genivine like.
Oliver Twist, Vol. I (of 3)|Charles Dickens

I seldom seek consolashun in the flowin Bole, but tother day I wurrid down some of your Rum.
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward|Charles Farrar Browne (AKA Artemus Ward)

British Dictionary definitions for tother

tother

t'other

/ (ˈtʌðə) /

adjective, noun

archaic, or dialect the other

Word Origin for tother

C13 the tother, by mistaken division from thet other (thet, from Old English thæt, neuter of the 1)

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