COMETHER

Co‐meth″er (?), n. [[Prob. dial. pron. of come hither, used in calling cows, etc.]] 1. 1. Matter; affair.
2. 2. Friendly communication or association.
To put the, or one's, comether on, to exercise persuasion upon; to get under one's influence; to beguile; to wheedle. How does ut come about, sorr, that whin a man has put the comether on wan woman he's sure bound to put ut on another? Kipling.