tither
/tahy-ther/US // ˈtaɪ ðər //
瑟瑟发抖,瑟缩,瑟瑟发抖的人,瑟瑟发抖的人们
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- : a person who advocates payment of tithes.
- : a person who collects tithes.
Examples
The wife's ae dochter and the man's ae cow, the taen's ne'er weel and the tither's ne'er fu'.
And this is what they ca' explaining—the tane gies up a bit, and the tither gies up a bit, and a' friends again.
It's not made of iron, I wot, nor my claithes of chenzie-mail; so a club smashed the tane, and a claught damaged the tither.
The valley is dark eneuch, but there's licht on the tither side.
There's mair honour an' generosity ahint the tane than the tither.
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