atter
noun
at·ter
ˈatər
plural -s
chiefly Scottish
: corrupt matter from a sore
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English ātor; akin to Old High German eitar poison, Old Saxon ettar, Old Norse eitr, Old High German eiz pustule, boil, Greek oidos swelling, tumor, Old Slavic jadŭ poison, and perhaps to Sanskrit indra- strong, and perhaps to Old English āte oat
- stick vat
- stick with
- stick with which to beat
- stick with which to beat (someone)
- stick with which to beat someone
- stick your oar in
- stick-and-dirt
- stick-and-mud
- stick-and-poke
- stick-at-itive
- stick-at-itiveness
- stick-back
- stick-button
- stick-dice
- stick-in
- stick-in-the-mud
- stick-in-the-muds
- stick-leg
- stick-on
- stick-slip
- stick-to-it
- stick-to-itiveness
- stick/poke one's nose in/into
- stick/stand out like a sore thumb
- stickabilities