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meather

meather is the alternative spelling of mether.

Meaning of mether

Noun

mether (plural methers)

  1. (Ireland, historical) A communal drinking vessel used in Gaelic times for drinking mead. It had squared sides and one drank from a corner. Also, a trophy in this shape.
    • I raise to you, O Queen, this Loving Cup, this Mether,
      Filled with Mead
      Made from honey of the heather1912 James Henry Cousins, "The Loving Cup" I (Etain the Beloved and Other Poems, p.84) (Maunsel & Co)

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Forms of meather

pluralmeathers

Questions about meather

What is meather the alternative spelling of?
Meather is the alternative spelling of mether.

Words near meather in the dictionary

  1. meath
  2. meathe
  3. meathead
  4. meatheaded
  5. meatheads
  6. meather
  7. meathers
  8. meathook
  9. meathooks
  10. Meathop
  11. meathouse

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