tethera-a-dick

 

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From Brythonic numerals. Literally tethera a (and) dick.

tethera-a-dick

1. (Cumbria) thirteen in Cumbrian sheep counting

• (Borrowdale sheep counting) yan, tyan, tethera, methera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, dovera, dick, yan-a-dick, tyan-a-dick, tethera-a-dick, methera-a-dick, bumfit, yan-a-bumfit, tyan-a-bumfit, tethera-a-bumfit, methera-bumfit, giggot

• Wright, Peter (1995) Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 7
• Deakin, Michael A.B. (2007) Leigh-Lancaster, David, editor, The Name of the Number‎^[1], Australian Council for Educational Research, →ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, page 75
• Varvogli, Aliki (2002) Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide‎^[2], Continuum International Publishing Group, →ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, pages 24-25