"comether" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kəˈmɛðə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: comethers [plural]
enPR: kəmĕʹdhər [Received-Pronunciation] Head templates: {{en-noun}} comether (plural comethers)
  1. (dialect) Alternative form of come-hither Tags: alt-of, alternative, dialectal Alternative form of: come-hither Derived forms: put the comether on
    Sense id: en-comether-en-noun-R~38kRla Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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