othergates
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English
[edit]Adverb
[edit]othergates (not comparable)
- (obsolete) In another manner.
- 1601-1602, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night[1], act 5, scene 1:
- Here comes Sir Toby halting — you shall hear more; but if he had not been in drink, he would have tickled you othergates than he did.
- (Can we date this quote by Lancelot Andrewes and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- It should seem David's men were othergates men than many
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[edit]References
[edit]- “othergates”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.