"meather" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: meathers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} meather (plural meathers)
  1. Alternative spelling of mether Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mether
    Sense id: en-meather-en-noun-FZ12XD23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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