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tewels

tewels is the plural of tewel.

Meaning of tewel

Noun

tewel (plural tewels)

  1. (archaic) A vent or chimney or pipe, especially one leading into a furnace or bellows.
    • 1825 September 29, patent for a Forge and furnace water back and tewel, recorded in A List of Patents Granted by the United States
  2. (obsolete) The anus, rectum or posterior.
    • It healeth also cuts, and swelling of the tewel, or fundament, […]c. 1550, Albertus Magnus, The Book of Secrets

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Questions about tewels

What is tewels the plural of?
Tewels is the plural of tewel.

Words near tewels in the dictionary

  1. Tewas
  2. tewed
  3. tewel
  4. Tewell
  5. Tewells
  6. tewels
  7. Tewes
  8. Teweses
  9. tewhit
  10. tewhits
  11. tewing

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