tother

Definition

1. Pronoun (informal, archaic or dialectal):

   • The other one: "tother" is a contracted, informal form of "the other," used to refer to the second of two items or people, or to a different one from the one already mentioned.

2. Adjective (informal, archaic or dialectal):

   • Other: used attributively to mean "the other" or "different."

Usage Examples

• Pronoun:

  • I don't want this one; give me tother. (I don't want this one; give me the other one.)
  • One went left, and tother went right. (One went to the left, and the other went to the right.)

• Adjective:

  • He took the tother path through the woods. (He took the other path through the woods.)
  • We'll meet at the tother end of the street. (We'll meet at the other end of the street.)

Advanced Usage

• "tother and which": a dialectal phrase meaning "the one and the other" or "both."

  • They argued about tother and which, but neither was right. (They argued about one thing and another, but neither was correct.)

• "the one and tother": a set phrase meaning "both" or "each of two."

  • The one and tother were equally tired after the long walk. (Both of them were equally tired after the long walk.)

Variants and Related Words

• T'other (variant spelling): an alternative spelling of "tother," representing the same contraction.

  • T'other book is on the shelf. (The other book is on the shelf.)

• Other (adj/pron): the standard, non-contracted form; refers to a different person or thing.

  • The other option is cheaper. (The alternative option is cheaper.)

Synonyms

• The other: the standard phrase meaning the second of two.
• The opposite: the one that is different or facing the first.

Phrasal Verbs

• None directly associated with "tother."

Related Idioms

• "One and tother": an idiomatic expression meaning "both" or "each other."
  • They looked at one and tother with surprise. (They looked at each other with surprise.)