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moither

/ ˈmɔɪðə; ˈmɔɪdə /

verb

  1. tr; usually passive to bother or bewilder
  2. intr to talk in a rambling or confused manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of moither1

C17: of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

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“Weel moi moither raised me propper,” the swineherd said piously, laying a hand flat on his chest.

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I must have made some kind of assent, for he said: "Then don't moither me any more, and don't let your Aunt Bridget moither me—telling me and telling me what I might have done for her own daughter instead."

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Oh! you're over kind to moither yourself about me, sir.

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I was in that pain, sir, and I didn't want to moither my shipmets no more'n you, so I closes my teeth.

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