meather

Noun

 * 1) * 1838 (Samuel Harewood) A philosophical and statistical history of the inventions and customs of ancient and modern nations in the manufacture and use of inebriating liquors p.593:
 * A wooden flaggon, called a meather or mether, implying acid drink, is still to be found in this country, and is considered a relic of high antiquity and veneration.
 * A wooden flaggon, called a meather or mether, implying acid drink, is still to be found in this country, and is considered a relic of high antiquity and veneration.