Meaning of witherweight | Babel Free

Definitions

A counterbalancing weight; counterweight.

Scotland, UK, dialectal

Examples

“It is good to have a speciall care that gifts come not in the ballance with grace; for that is too gross a wither-weight. Lay by the painted case when you weigh the jewell; […]”

“He puts it ay so upon their hand that he gives them it with a wother weight; […]”

“So, upon the whole, you judge that the balance preponderates on our side just now ?" " I should think sae, Sire, when sic a clod as this castle of Roxburgh is thrown into the bucket. It is nae witherweight this for the end of a weigh-bauk.”

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