Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A narrow passage; an alley. Compare
twitch , n., 5. - noun A childish old man.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun regional A narrow
alleyway between houses; aginnel .
Etymologies
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Alteration of Middle English twychen (with change of suffix), from Old English twiċen ("fork in the road").
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Examples
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He caught her hand impulsively, and they went along the narrow twitchel.
Sons and Lovers 1907
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