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Tedder, Tether, n. Also: ted(d)ir, ted(d)yr, tadder, thidder, thethyr, teather, -ir, teether, ta(i)ther. Pl. also tethris. [ME and e.m.E. thether (1376-7, north.), tethir (1394-5, north.), tedyre (15th c.), tedder (1579), teather (1641), ON tjóðr, MLG, MDu. tûder, tudder.] A rope used to restrain animals. Also proverb. Also attrib. with stake.(a) 1463 Lindores A. 161.
Ilka man suld hald on his awyn grys a kow or a hors in tedyr
c1500 Rowll Cursing 199 (M).
Thai salbe … led in towis and in tedderis
1504 Treas. Acc. II 449.
For tedderis to tua wedder scheip
1551 Elgin Rec. I 109.
Na bestiall accept horse and meris vpoun tedderis to pas was by the ouer treyne cros
1557 Digest Justiciary Proc. B 144.
Hir seruandis leidand twa hors the ane haueand … ane car with graith bund thairon with ane tedder
1565 Prestwick B. Rec. 69.
Ane harne teddir
1567 Crail B. Ct. MS 17 June.
Ane herin tedder
a1568 Bann. MS 138a/68.
Ane thrawcruk to twyne ane tedder
1596 R. Brown Paisley I 166.
That na hors be sufferit ather in tedder or out of tedder, upon the said common … while the corne be ripit
1621 Crim. Trials III 496.
Binding him … with ane coird, or hair-tedder, to ane horse
1627 Rep. Parishes 194.
Twelfe staine butter twelfe stirkis twelfe wedderis fyve hair tedderis
1652 Peebles B. Rec. II 3.
The counsell … Discharges all burgessis … who wantes gras of their awne to keepe any nolt in tedderes
1669 Caldwell P. 133.
Ane hair tedir, 13 s. 4 d.
1678 Kingarth Par. Rec. 111.
He helped to cary home an sheep on a tedder
1689 Banff Ann. I 164.
The long tedders they [sc. cattle] have at them
(b) 1671 Forbes Baron Ct. 288.
All tennentis … sall bring tadderes with thair hors in tym of peittes leding
(c) 1368 Coldingham Priory lvii.
Item in ferura equorum, capistris, singulis, thethyrs
1522–4 Treas. Acc. V 196.
Small necessar thingis sic as bridillis, girthis, tethris [etc.]
1656 Dumfries Council Min. MS 19 Jan.
Teathir
1681 Foulis Acc. Bk. 93.
For picked towes for a teather to the horse
1684 Symson Descr. Galloway App. 161.
A shackle or teather belonging to a cow or horse
1691 Foulis Acc. Bk. 136.
To William Thomson smith … for 4 pair suills for teathers
a1700 Mare of Colinton 140.
He did o'rtack her in Fordel Moor, And pat her in a teather
(d) 1666 Lanark Presb. 106.
There black mares teether
(e) 1677 Thanes of Cawdor 334.
Putt … the other 2 two yeir old colts in iles or keep in grass on tathers
1678 Argyll Justic. Rec. I 90.
Archibald … stoll … some horse taithers
1678 Fawside Coal Compt 29.
For a hevie tather 8 s.
proverb. 1685-8 Renwick Serm. 78.
It is better to hold by a hair, than to draw by a tether; a grip is soon slipt, but it is not soon recovered
attrib. 15.. Lichtoun Dreme 61 (M).
Thair thidder stakis wer maid of grene gers hair
1604 Shetland Sheriff Ct. (ed.) 129.
Jhone Jamesoun for gripstair of ane tether and tetherstaik afe Brita Androisdochter
1656 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. II 1024.
For the stryking of Johne Mitchelsone with ane tether and tetherstaik on the face

b. With reference to the use made of a tether in witchcraft. a1605 Montg. Flyt. 469 (T).
Milk of ane harin tedder
1629 Justiciary Cases I 116.
Jon Bryseoun … deponit … that the tedder was cassin in be the pannell and that thaireftir the seiknes and diseas tuik upone Patrik Brysone
1649 Cupar Presb. 148.
Jonet Miller … did sie hir drawing a cheyne tether and theirafter the said Elspet tooke the tether and did cast it … east and west
1662 Sharpe Witchcraft 131.
Bidding her … take … a harrie tedder, and draw it over the mouth of a mug saying … ‘God send us milk’
1662 Crim. Trials III 605.
We draw the tedder … in betuixt the cowes hinder foot, and owt betuixt the cowes forder foot
1691 Dalyell Darker Superst. 264.
Tedder
1691 Kirk Secr. Commonw. (1964) 264.
Tedder

c. A hangman's rope; a tether used for this purpose. Also attrib. c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 176 (M).
With hingit luik … Lyk till ane stark theif glowrand in ane teddyr
c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 240 (M).
Clime ledder fill tedder foull edder
1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 469.
Thay … On Lawder Bryge syne keppit wer in tedderis
1540 Lynd. Sat. 1951 (B.).
It is full weill thy kynd to lowp and licht in a tedder
1619 Crim. Trials III 474.
Playing the pairt of hangmen … with ane hair tedder, strangillit … him to deid
1656 Boharm Kirk S. 30 Nov.
He wished that he who took his peitts were turned in a tedder
attrib. 1630 Dundonald Par. Rec. 296.
His sclandering of Andrew Reid, … calling him a teddir steater loune

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