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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of moither.

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Examples

  • She was a bit moithered in her mind, dear heart, just afore she went.

    The Yeoman Adventurer George W. Gough

  • This livin’ air is moithered wi’ the hummin’ o’ the bees;

    Corrymeela 1922

  • Mother's a good-tempered woman but she gets fair moithered.

    The Secret Garden Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924 1911

  • Mother's a good-tempered woman but she gets fair moithered.

    The Secret Garden 1911

  • My head's moithered dreadful -- I'm not knowing if I heard you right.

    The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Hall Caine 1892

  • Mrs. Spruce had gabbled of it, saying that 'what with jellies an' ices an 'all the things as has to be thought of an' got in ready, 'she was' fair mazed an 'moithered.'

    God's Good Man Marie Corelli 1889

  • But take it 'ow we will, a lie's a nasty sort o' burr to stick to a good name, 'speshully a name like yours, Passon, -- an' when it comes to that I feel that moithered an 'worrited-like not knowin' 'ow to pick the burr off again.

    God's Good Man Marie Corelli 1889

  • Mrs. Spruce had gabbled of it, saying that 'what with jellies an' ices an 'all the things as has to be thought of an' got in ready, 'she was' fair mazed an 'moithered.'

    God's Good Man Marie Corelli 1889

  • Mrs. Spruce had gabbled of it, saying that 'what with jellies an' ices an 'all the things as has to be thought of an' got in ready, 'she was' fair mazed an 'moithered.'

    God's Good Man Marie Corelli 1889

  • But take it 'ow we will, a lie's a nasty sort o' burr to stick to a good name, 'speshully a name like yours, Passon, -- an' when it comes to that I feel that moithered an 'worrited-like not knowin' 'ow to pick the burr off again.

    God's Good Man Marie Corelli 1889

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