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with·er·shins (w

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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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