Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A Scotch form of
tother . - noun One who levies or collects tithes.
- noun A tithe-payer.
- noun An advocate or a supporter of tithes; one who maintains the principle of ecclesiastical tithing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who collects tithes.
- noun rare One who pays tithes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who collects tithes.
- noun One who pays tithes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who pays tithes
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Examples
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I can mak 'a sang; and anither is, I can mak' a tune till't; and a third is, I can sing the tane to the tither, that is whan I haena had either ower muckle or ower little o 'the tappit hen.
Alec Forbes of Howglen George MacDonald 1864
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I met wi 'twa dink quines in particlar, ane o' them a sonsie, fine, fodgel lass, baith braw and bonnie; the tither was a clean-shankit, straught, tight, weel-far'd winch, as blythe's a lintwhite on a flowerie thorn, and as sweet and modest's a new blawn plumrose in a hazle shaw.
The Letters of Robert Burns Robert Burns 1777
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That is, Limbaugh is finally being called out into the national spotlight as a right-wing fanatic that stirs up crazies into a tither.
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Although the CCAFS has no quams about launching Deltas, Atlas and other massive rockets, they go into a complete tither when it comes down to launching a 12 inch long model rocket made of balsa wood and paper weighing just under 2 oz.
USAF/NASA Red Tape Cancels Launch of Model Rockets - NASA Watch 2008
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Although the CCAFS has no quams about launching Deltas, Atlas and other massive rockets, they go into a complete tither when it comes down to launching a 12 inch long model rocket made of balsa wood and paper weighing just under 2 oz.
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Oh, sweet and mighty Gods up in ye heavens, casting lightning bolts hither and tither with careless abandon, you have completely outdone yourselves when it comes to the destruction of Hollywood.
Did You Feel the Earth Shake? Or Are George Clooney and Fabio Fighting Again? | Best Week Ever 2007
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She was at a gay bar in Chelsea and the queens were all in a tither.
Yes, I've noticed... Ann Althouse 2009
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Teach "God loves a cheerful tither, not giver" Since God changes not, therefore we are not consumed, He wants you to push this Old Covenant principle.
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‘Just Fifish,’ replied Peter; ‘wowf — a wee bit by the East Nook or sae; it’s a common case — the ae half of the warld thinks the tither daft.
Redgauntlet 2008
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God may love a cheerful giver, but being a cheerful tither is pretty much expected if you are sincere about knocking Satan off his throne for Jesus sake.
So Many Ideas-So Many Beliefs--Think for Yourself This Time Around 2008
alexz commented on the word tither
I've seen in a tither quite a few times.
May 18, 2015
bilby commented on the word tither
Only ever heard it in Australia as in a tizzy.
May 18, 2015
alexz commented on the word tither
all the Twitter
was in a tither
because Queen Lizzy
was in a tizzy
May 18, 2015