All the time I was getting ready I never dared drive past W.O.'s place for fear the sight of that fine house of his would put me in the swithers again.
The wind smells of the Wear, sprays rain on the wall and growls with an insistent swither. ("Durham Lockup, 13th November 1810") As Pickard remonstrates in his afterword, "His crimes were for survival not accumulation.
I believe that it used to swither around a bit, but at the time that I am writing of I think a gallon of whisky was several shillings cheaper in Scotland than it was in England.
Swithers, who is a professor of psychological sciences at Purdue University, (http://www.livestrong.com/article/444353-negative-effects-of-artificial-sweeteners/) told LiveStrong.com that daily consumption of sugar substitutes, specifically in beverages might lead to a disruption of normal metabolism and overeating.