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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Come Ather

(pron. ah-ther) means, when addressed to horses, “come hither” —i.e. to the left, the side on which the teamsman walks.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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