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Etymology

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From Middle English throttene, þreottene, from Old English þrēottȳne, þrēotīne, þrēotīene. More at thirteen.

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throtteen

  1. (dialect) Thirteen.
    • 1848, William Harrison Ainsworth, The Lancashire Witches[1]:
      "Mary Baldwyn, daughter of Richard Baldwyn of Rough Lee, aged—How old was she, sexton?" "Throtteen," replied the man

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