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• Hither Green TMD — Hither Green (London) Traction Maintenance Depot or Hither Green (London) TMD is a rail depot used for the maintenance and servicing of freight trains. It is a hub for moving freight around southeast England. Hither Green TMD is owned and… …   Wikipedia

• hither, thither — Hither is a rarely used adjective and adverb that has been largely replaced by here. It is correct, but somewhat old fashioned, to say Come hither, meaning Come here, and the hither side of the stream, meaning the nearer side. Thither is an… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• Hither — Hith er, a. 1. Being on the side next or toward the person speaking; nearer; correlate of thither and farther; as, on the hither side of a hill. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Applied to time: On the hither side of, younger than; of fewer years than.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hither — [hith′ər] adv. [ME hider < OE (akin to Goth hidre, ON hethra) < base of he (see HE1) + der, suffix as in HINDER2] to or toward this place; here adj. on or toward this side; nearer [the hither horse] …   English World dictionary

• Hither Green — infobox UK place country = England region= London official name= Hither Green latitude= 51.4522 longitude= 0.0000 london borough= Lewisham constituency westminster= Lewisham East post town= LONDON postcode district = SE12, SE13 postcode area= SE… …   Wikipedia

• Hither Green rail crash — infobox UK rail accident title= Hither Green rail crash date= 5 November 1967 21:16 location= Hither Green Depot line = Hastings Line (BR Southern Region) cause= Broken rail trains= 1 pax= full train, some standing deaths= 49 injuries= 78 The… …   Wikipedia

• hither — /hidh euhr/, adv. 1. to or toward this place: to come hither. 2. hither and thither, in various quarters; here and there: They scurried hither and thither to escape the rain. 3. hither and yon, from here to over there, esp. to a farther place; in …   Universalium

• hither — hith•er [[t]ˈhɪð ər[/t]] adv. 1) to or toward this place: to come hither[/ex] 2) being on this or the closer side; nearer: the hither side of the meadow[/ex] • hither and thither hither and yon Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE hider, c. ON hethra, Go… …   From formal English to slang

• hither — /ˈhɪðə / (say hidhuh) adverb 1. to or towards this place; here: to come hither. –adjective 2. on or towards this side; nearer: the hither side of the hill. 3. earlier; more remote. –phrase 4. hither and thither, this way and that; in various… …  

• hither and thither — or[hither and yon] {adv. phr.}, {literary} In one direction and then in another. * /Bob wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate./ Compare: HERE AND THERE …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hither and thither — or[hither and yon] {adv. phr.}, {literary} In one direction and then in another. * /Bob wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate./ Compare: HERE AND THERE …   Dictionary of American idioms