gether English
Verb
( en verb)
(obsolete, or, regional)
*{{quote-book, year=1919, author=Frederic Moorman, title=More Tales of the Ridings, chapter=, edition= citation
, passage="'Twere back-end o' t' yeer," he continued at last, "an' t' lads had gone into t' woods to gether hesel-nuts an' accorns. }}
*{{quote-book, year=1898, author=John Hartley, title=Yorkshire Lyrics, chapter=, edition= citation
, passage=An a taicher wise aw've faand thi, An this lesson gained throo thee; 'At when dangers gether raand me, Th' wisest tactics is to flee. }}
*{{quote-book, year=1881, author=Sarah P. McLean Greene, title=Cape Cod Folks, chapter=, edition= citation
, passage=I remember once, we'd had a spell o' weather jest like this, and it begun to gether up in the same way. }}
*{{quote-book, year=1872, author=Edward Eggleston, title=The End Of The World, chapter=, edition= citation
, passage=But the silence was broken by Cynthy Ann, who came into the hall and called, "Jule, I wish you would go to the barn and gether the eggs; I want to make some cake." }}
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tether English
Noun
( en noun)
a rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
(by extension) the limit of one's abilities, resources etc.
(dialect) The cardinal number three in an old counting system used in Teesdale and Swaledale. (Variant of tethera)
Synonyms
* hobble (strap)
Derived terms
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* tetherless
* tetherless computing
Verb
( en verb)
to restrict something with a tether
(Internet) to connect a personal computer and a smartphone in order to get wireless Internet access for the computer
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