throtteen

English

Etymology

From Middle English throttene, þreottene, from Old English þrēottȳne, þrēotīne, þrēotīene. More at thirteen.

Numeral

throtteen

(dialect) Thirteen.
- ""Mary Baldwyn, daughter of Richard Baldwyn of Rough Lee, aged—How old was she, sexton?" "Throtteen," replied the man; ""

References

“throtteen” in the Lancashire dialect, John Collier, 1822

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