withershins
[ with -er-shinz ]
/ ˈwɪð ərˌʃɪnz /
adverb Chiefly Scot.
in a direction contrary to the natural one, especially contrary to the apparent course of the sun or counterclockwise: considered as unlucky or causing disaster.
Also
wid·der·shins
[wid-er-shinz] /ˈwɪd ərˌʃɪnz/.
Compare
deasil.
Words nearby withershins
withe rod,
wither,
wither on the vine,
witherite,
withers,
withershins,
witherspoon,
withhold,
withholding tax,
within,
within an ace of
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British Dictionary definitions for withershins
withershins
widdershins
/ (ˈwɪðəˌʃɪnz, Scottish ˈwɪðər-) /
adverb mainly Scot
in the direction contrary to the apparent course of the sun; anticlockwise
in a direction contrary to the usual; in the wrong direction
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Word Origin for withershins
C16: from Middle Low German
weddersinnes, from Middle High German, literally: opposite course, from
wider against +
sinnes, genitive of
sin course