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† ˈtwigger Obs.
[app. f. twig v.2 + -er1.]
A vigorous prolific breeder: orig. said of a ewe; hence slang, an unchaste or lascivious person; esp. a strumpet, a harlot.
1573[see twig v.2]. 1594Marlowe & Nashe Dido iv. v, Go, you wag! You'll be a twigger when you come to age. c1613Middleton No Wit like Wom. iv. i, The mother of her was a good twigger. 1694Motteux Rabelais v. Pantagr. Prognost. v, Those whom Venus is said to Rule, as Punks, Jills, Flirts,..Whipsters, Twiggers, Harlots, Kept-wenches..will be famous this Year. |