twin brothern.
A brother born at the same birth, as one of twins. Also figurative something closely related to or resembling the other thing mentioned.
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a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) ii. i. 70 Heere's the twyn-brother of thy Letter: but let thine inherit first, for I protest mine neuer shall. View more context for this quotation
?1720 Wonderful Wonder 1 He hath..a Twin Brother, who lives over-against him.
1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. i. iii. 17 My twin brother, Gerald, was a tall, strong, handsome boy.
1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam lxvi. 93 Sleep, Death's twin-brother . View more context for this quotation
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n.a1616- to catch to
- to catch up
- to catch with the foot
- to catch with the goods
- to catch, find, hent, kep, thole, etc, scathe
- to catch, get, lay, lose, seize, hold
- to catch, have, hold, take at a vantage
- to catch, have, hold, take at the vantage
- to catch, have, hold, take at vantage
- to catch, have, hold, take one at a vantage
- to catch, have, hold, take one at the vantage
- to catch, have, hold, take one at vantage
- to catch, have, lose sight of
- to catch, hunt the fox
- to catchunawares
- to caught in love
- to cause a riot
- to cause a scene
- to cause make
- to cause mayhem
- to cause offence to
- to caution oneself
- to cave down
- to cave in
- to centre the line