tither

Definitions


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A person who pays tithes.


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Origin:
late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From tithe + -er


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A state of nervous excitement, agitation, or anxiety. Chiefly in (all) in a tither, (all) of a tither.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century; earliest use found in Black and White. Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of dither




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