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What's The Definition Of Fother?Synonyms | Synonyms for Fother: Related Terms | Find terms related to Fother: See Also | Fother In Webster's Dictionary \Foth"er\, n. [OE. fother, foder, AS. f[=o]?er a
cartload; akin to G. fuder a cartload, a unit of measure,
OHG. fuodar, D. voeder, and perh. to E. fathom, or cf. Skr.
p[=a]tr[=a] vessel, dish. Cf. {Fodder} a fother.]
1. A wagonload; a load of any sort. [Obs.]
Of dung full many a fother. --Chaucer.
2. See {Fodder}, a unit of weight.
\Foth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fothered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fothering}.] [Cf. {Fodder} food, and G. f["u]ttern, futtern, to cover within or without, to line. [root]75.] To stop (a leak in a ship at sea) by drawing under its bottom a thrummed sail, so that the pressure of the water may force it into the crack. --Totten. |
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