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thither (ThiTH'er), v. i. [ neymen lawfully educated for their trade had acquired a right similar to property. thole But yet deghit not the Duke, thof hym dere tholit. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 8669. There is not a soul of them all, thof he might not care a bra penny for you before, who will not fill a bumper to your health now. J. Baillie . thoft1 (thoft), n. [Either a mod. var. of thought , itself a var. of the earlier thoft , or representing the earlier thoft unaltered, thoft , thofte (= Icel. thopta Sw . toft = Dan. tofte ) , a rowing-bench; ing-bench; hence gethofta , a a co companion, orig. a companion on a rowingbenchthoffellow bench ('thoft-fellow'); cf. ME. fem. thuften , A a handmaid.] Ar rowing-bench: used IMG:content-0281.png:[graphic] thitherward (THITH'er-ward), adv . [ thyderward , thu der ward , thiderweard , thider , thither, + -weard , E. -ward.] Toward that place, point, or side; in that direction. When thou goys in the gate, go not to faste, Ne hyderwerd ne the der ward thi hede thou caste. Booke of Precedence (E. E. T. S., extra ser.), i. 46. Long he wander'd, till at last a gleam Of dawning light turn'd thitherward in haste His travell'd steps.