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battle-twigs

battle-twigs is the plural of battle-twig.

Meaning of battle-twig

Noun

battle-twig (plural battle-twigs)

  1. (UK, dialectal) An earwig
    • An' the wool of a thistle a-flyin' an' seeädin' tha haäted to see;
      'Twur as bad as a battle-twig 'ere i' my oän blue chaumber to me.1885, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “The Spinster's Sweet-Arts”, in Tiresias, and Other Poems, page 111

Questions about battle-twigs

What is battle-twigs the plural of?
Battle-twigs is the plural of battle-twig.

Words near battle-twigs in the dictionary

  1. battle-sarks
  2. battle-scarred
  3. battle-sharp
  4. battle-tested
  5. battle-twig
  6. battle-twigs
  7. battleax
  8. battleaxe
  9. battleaxes
  10. battleball
  11. battlebus

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