tother

See also: t'other

English

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

1. (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^[1], 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)

1. (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^[2], page 447:

     That fella go in. By’m-by t'other fella come out.

2. (obsolete or dialectal) Other, all others.
   • 1916, Noah Lock, “The Robber and the Housekeeper”, in Journal of Gypsy Lore‎^[3], 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.

See also

• tone
• tudder

Anagrams

• hotter, throte