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)