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Webster 1913 Edition
Atter
At′ter
,Noun.
[AS.
ǣtter
.] Poison; venom; corrupt matter from a sore.
[Obs.]
Holland.
Definition 2024
Atter
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English
Alternative forms
- attir, etter (Scotland)
Noun
atter (plural atters)
- (archaic or Britain dialectal) Poison, venom, especially of a venomous animal.
- (archaic or Britain dialectal) Pus, corrupt or morbid matter from a sore or wound.
- (Britain dialectal) Epithelium produced on the tongue.
- (Britain dialectal) A scab; a dry sore.
Derived terms
Verb
atter (third-person singular simple present atters, present participle attering, simple past and past participle attered)
- (Britain dialectal) To venom; sting.
- (Britain dialectal) To discharge, as a sore; clot; curdle; cake.