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  1. Yan Tan Tethera (opera), Yan Tan Tethera, Yan tan tethera: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. yan, tan, tethera, Yan Tan Tethera: The Folk File

Definitions from Wikipedia (Yan Tan Tethera)

noun:  Yan Tan Tethera or yan-tan-tethera is a sheep-counting system traditionally used by shepherds in Northern England and some other parts of Britain.
noun:  a chamber opera (subtitled A Mechanical Pastoral) by the English composer Harrison Birtwistle with a libretto by the poet Tony Harrison, based on a supernatural folk tale about two shepherds, their sheep, and the Devil.


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