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Definition of 'meather'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • * 1838 (Samuel Harewood) A philosophical and statistical history of the inventions and customs of ancient and modern nations in the manufacture and use of inebriating liquors p.593:
  • A wooden flaggon, called a meather'' or ''mether , implying acid drink, is still to be found in this country, and is considered a relic of high antiquity and veneration.