with·er·shins (w    r-shnz )adv. Variant of widdershins. |
withershins [ˈwɪðəˌʃɪnz (Scot) ˈwɪðər-], widdershins
adv Chiefly Scot
1. (Astronomy) in the direction contrary to the apparent course of the sun; anticlockwise
2. in a direction contrary to the usual; in the wrong direction Compare deasil
[from Middle Low German weddersinnes, from Middle High German, literally: opposite course, from wider against + sinnes, genitive of sin course]
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