COMETHER

Noun

comether (plural comethers)

(dialect) Alternative form of come-hither

Source: Wiktionary


Co*meth"er, n. [Prob. dial. pron. of come hither, used in calling cows, etc.] [Dial. or Colloq., Brit.]

1.

Definition: Matter; affair.

2. Friendly communication or association.

To put the, or one's, comether on, to exercise persuasion upon; to get under one's influence; to beguile; to wheedle.

How does ut come about, sorr, that whin a man has put the comether on wan woman he's sure bound to put ut on another Kipling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SHTIK

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