twitchel
1 of 3noun (1)
twitch·el
ˈtwichəl
plural -s
dialectal, England
: a path between hedges
twitchel
2 of 3noun (2)
"
plural -s
dialectal, England
: noose, twitch
twitchel
3 of 3transitive verb
"
twitchelled; twitchelled; twitchelling; twitchels
dialectal, England
: to tie up with a twitchel
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English twychel, alteration of twychen, from Old English twicen fork in a road; akin to Old English twi-
Noun (2)
twitch entry 1 + -el (suffix used to denote an instrument)
- all-arounders
- all-comers
- all-commodity rate
- all-consuming
- all-court press
- all-day
- all-day sucker
- all-embracing
- all-encompassing
- all-expense
- all-expenses-paid
- All-father
- all-fatherly
- all-fired
- all-hands-on-deck
- all-important
- all-in
- all-in-one
- all-inclusive
- all-inclusiveness
- all-inclusives
- all-natural
- all-new
- all-night
- all-nighter