\Co*meth"er\, n. [Prob. dial. pron. of come hither,
used in calling cows, etc.] [Dial. or Colloq., Brit.]
1. Matter; affair.
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.