comether

Adjective, Noun

co=meth=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

comether, n. [Prob. dial. pron. of come hither, used in calling cows, etc.].

Matter; affair. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Friendly communication or association.
"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?" [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

To put the comether on or To put one's comether on, to exercise persuasion upon; to get under one's influence; to beguile; to wheedle.