thightness

English

Noun

thightness (uncountable)

  1. Obsolete form of tightness.
    • 1795, William Marshall, The Rural Economy of Norfolk (page 271)
      There are men, whose good sense and discernment have shewn this matter to them in its true light, and who are fully aware that the “proof” of their turnep[sic] crop depends more on its “thightness” than on the size of the plant.
    • 1796, The Taylor's Complete Guide (page 102)
      […] when a coat cannot be worn, through thightness or constriction in the scye, let out the shoulder […]
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