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Definition of Swithers
1. swither [v] - See also: swither
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swithers
Literary usage of Swithers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"swithers, sb. To be ' in the swithers,' wavering; to be undecided. ' I'm in the
swithers what to do. ..."
2. The Mining Magazine (1855)
"Quartering ranges (called by the miners " swithers " and " contras ") include
all such in a group as do not belong to either of the preceding divisions. ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Queen's Bench: And by Graham Willmore, Frederick Luard Wollaston, Great Britain Court of King's Bench, William Hodges (1840)
"EJC parte swithers, 33. 17 Where an attorney's clerk fraudulently took out bis
master's certificate, some years previously, on a wrong amount of stamp, ..."
4. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"swithers, sb. To be ' in the swithers,' wavering; to be undecided. ' I'm in the
swithers what to do. ..."
5. The Mining Magazine (1855)
"Quartering ranges (called by the miners " swithers " and " contras ") include
all such in a group as do not belong to either of the preceding divisions. ..."
6. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Queen's Bench: And by Graham Willmore, Frederick Luard Wollaston, Great Britain Court of King's Bench, William Hodges (1840)
"EJC parte swithers, 33. 17 Where an attorney's clerk fraudulently took out bis
master's certificate, some years previously, on a wrong amount of stamp, ..."
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