twitchel
English
Etymology
Alteration of Middle English twychen (with change of suffix), from Old English twiċen (“fork in the road”).
Noun
twitchel (plural twitchels)
- (Midlands) A narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 12
- He caught her hand impulsively, and they went along the narrow twitchel.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 12
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:alley
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
Anagrams
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