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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel. Midlands

   "He caught her hand impulsively, and they went along the narrow twitchel."

Synonyms

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alleyalleywaybacksbunnyruncharechore

Example

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"He caught her hand impulsively, and they went along the narrow twitchel."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English twichel, alteration of twychen (with change of suffix), from Old English twiċen (“fork in the road”).

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