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Definition of Comether
1. n. Matter; affair.
Definition of Comether
1. Noun. (alternative form of come-hither) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Comether
1. an affair or matter [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Comether
Literary usage of Comether
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"put the comether on wan woman, he's sure bound to put it on another? 'Tis the
same thing at musketry. Wan day ivry shot goes wide or into the bank, ..."
2. A Glossary of Berkshire Words and Phrases by Job Lowsley, Barzillai Lowsley (1888)
""That ther wunt never come aff," comether.—Come hither. ... To put the " comether "
on a person is to restrain him. COME O' THAT. ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1884)
"To happen. "That ther wunt never come a/." comether.—Come hither. ... 'oot," or "
comether wut," is an expression used to horses. ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1872)
"A match had just come off between Mr. McDermott's " comether" and Captain ...
comether'' was the pride of that well-known western hunt, once so celebrated ..."
5. Many Inventions by Rudyard Kipling (1893)
"... Larry dealt—all—for he ud put the comether on any woman that trod the green
earth av God, an' he knew ut. Like Mackie that's roastin' now, he knew ut; ..."
6. Pat M'Carty, Farmer, of Antrim: His Rhymes, with a Setting by John Stevenson (1905)
"... she'll hae to be clever—the clock, That puts the comether * on him.
THE SCHOOLMASTER A QUARE ould school was Lugar School, A quare ould master, ..."
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