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单词 twitchelled
释义

twitchelledtwitcheledadj.

Forms: 1800s twitchel't, 1800s twitcheled, 1800s twitchelled, 1800s twitchelt.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitchel v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < twitchel v. + -ed suffix1.
Obsolete. Chiefly English regional (north-western).
Of an animal: restrained by being held in a noose or tied up with a cord; (also) hobbled or restricted by having a tin can or other object fastened to the tail. Usually in similes.
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1852 E. Waugh in Manch. Examiner & Times 2 Oct. (Suppl.) 3/2 He wacker't an' stare't like a twitchelt dog.
1860 Land 13 Oct. 651/3 You're a bit too good to drag an old gig about the country like a twitchelled dog.
1865 B. Brierley Irkdale II. 128 He geet how'd o' th' young womman, an' made her squeeal as leawd as a twitchelt gonner wi' th' squeeze he gan her.
1879 E. Waugh Chimney Corner 162 He strike't like a twitchel't cat.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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