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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶HITHERUM-DITHERUM, n. “A drying wind, good for clothes, peat. corn, etc.” (Kcb.4 1900).
[A fanciful reduplic. formation of hither + thither, imit. of the eddying nature of the wind.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Hitherum-ditherum n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 24 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/hitherumditherum>
