tother

Alternative forms

toder, t'other

Etymology

From Middle English þe toþer, from the incorrect division of thet other (“the/that other”). Compare Scots tither; English tone. More at that, other.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʌðə(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ʌðə(ɹ)

Pronoun

tother

(now dialectal) Other. Most often used after the.
- 1876, The Shamrock, volume 14:
  Well, Guv'nor, he stood up by-and-by, and taking the bundles of rags, the big uns in one hand, tother ones in tother, he toddled out of the room; […]
- 1882, Caroline Hallet, “Out of the World”, in The Monthly Packet‎, page 522:
  ‘Me an th’ Lad ull help you […] for all he’s not just like the tothers,’ here she nodded

Usage notes

Originally preceded by the. The spelling t'other arose from the misconception of being a contraction of the other.

Adjective

tother (not comparable)

(obsolete or dialectal) The other (of two).
the tone way or the tother
- 1898, John F. Hobbs, “Australian Aboriginal Sports and Wood-craft”, in Outing‎, page 447:
  That fella go in. By’m-by t'other fella come out.
(obsolete or dialectal) Other, all others.
- 1916, Noah Lock, “The Robber and the Housekeeper”, in Journal of Gypsy Lore‎, page 202:
  […] an’ they left one ’n the sarvant gals as well for comp’ny like for the housekeeper, but the tother sarvant gals they took wid ’em.

Descendants

Sranan Tongo: tara, tra

Noun

tother (plural tothers)

(now dialectal) An other; another one.

Anagrams

hotter, throte

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