LOATHERS

Noun

loathers

plural of loather

Anagrams

• rat holes, ratholes

Source: Wiktionary


LOATHER

Loath"er, n.

Definition: One who loathes.

LOATH

Loath, a. Etym: [OE. looth, loth, AS. la hostile, odious; akin to OS. l, G. leid, Icel. lei, Sw. led, G. leiden to suffer, OHG. lidan to suffer, go, cf. AS. li to go, Goth. leipan, and E. lead to guide.]

1. Hateful; odious; disliked. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. Filled with disgust or aversion; averse; unwilling; reluctant; as, loath to part. Full loth were him to curse for his tithes. Chaucer . Why, then, though loath, yet must I be content. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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