tother

or t'oth·er

[ tuhth-er ]

adjective

, Older Use.

1. that other; the other.

tother

/ ˈtʌðə /

adjective

1. archaic.
   the other

Word History and Origins

Origin of tother¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tother¹

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

Example Sentences

Widder Morse wants to ape these well-to-do folks that live tother end o Whiffle Street.

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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.

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Sposin yer und young missis gits kilt—whot in de name ob Gawd is ergwine ter cum ob tother ones?

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Give her a door-key to carry in her tother one, Fagin, said Sikes; it looks real and genivine like.

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I seldom seek consolashun in the flowin Bole, but tother day I wurrid down some of your Rum.

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