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Tother vs Tether - What's the difference?

tother | tether |

As a pronoun tother

is other.

As a noun tether is

a rope, cable etc that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.

As a verb tether is

to restrict something with a tether.

tother

English

Alternative forms

* (l),

Pronoun

(English Pronouns)
  • Other.
    • an' they left one'n the sarvant gals as well for comp'ny for the housekeeper, but the tother sarvant gals they took wid 'em. — The Robber and the Housekeeper.

    Usage notes

    * Originally preceded by the . The spelling arose from the misconception of being a contraction of (term).

    See also

    * tone

    Anagrams

    *

    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

    * * 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