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WI-dur-shinz
noun
counter-clockwise
1918The First Hundred ThousandWhen the washers are issued, however, the port-wine rule is abandoned; and the washers are despatched to you, in defiance of all the laws of superstition and tradition, 'widdershins,' or counter-clockwise. No wonder articles thus jeopardised often fail to reach their destination!1973The DeathbirdHe walked widdershins around the room.1983Tea With The Black DragonThe direction of his progress was against the clock, or widdershins. To cross a churchyard widdershins is not auspicious…Labels: Harlan Ellison, Ian Hay, R. A. MacAvoy
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