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twiffler, n. Now Hist.|ˈtwɪflə(r)|
Also 8 twifler, twyfler.
[ad. Du. twijfelaar something intermediate between two types (also as below), f. twijfelen be unsure, vacillate.]
A plate or shallow dish intermediate in size between a dessert plate and a dinner plate.
1770in S. Shaw Hist. Staffordshire Potteries (1829) 207 Prices of Dishes... Twyflers. 1783in A. R. Mountford Illustr. Guide Staffordshire Salt-Glazed Stoneware (1971) v. 39, 27th June 1783. 13 doz white stone twiflers. 1820Columbian Centinel (Boston) 12 Jan. 3/6 An extensive assortment of Crockery, Glass, and China Ware, viz..Twifflers and Muffins. 1844Potters' Examiner 27 Apr. 175/2 For plates, twifflers, and muffins [we pay] 4s. 2d. per score. 1986‘J. Gash’ Moonspender xxii. 175 His display of twifflers—these are eight-inch plates; every pottery made them, but they're special to collectors. |