Definition of widdershins Widdershins
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What does widdershins mean?
Wiktionary 
- widdershins (Adverb)
The wrong way. - widdershins (Adverb)
Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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widdershins
A northern term signifying a motion contrary to the course of the sun. The Orkney fishermen consider themselves in imminent danger at sea, if, by accident, their vessel is turned against the sun.
