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thwited

thwited is the simple past and past participle of thwite.

Meaning of thwite

Verb

thwite (third-person singular simple present thwites, present participle thwiting, simple past and past participle thwited)

  1. (UK, obsolete) To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle.
    • Other shot forth theyr Boltes, and wyth theyr Prouerbes proceedyng from their malicious Mouthes thwited the pore Women at their pleasure.1580, William Painter, “Two Gentlewomen of Venice”, in Joseph Jacobs, editor, The Palace of Pleasure, volume 3, Tome II, London: David Nutt in the Strand, published 1890, page 145 of 56–57

Questions about thwited

What is thwited the simple past and past participle of?
Thwited is the simple past and past participle of thwite.

Words near thwited in the dictionary

  1. thwip
  2. thwipped
  3. thwipping
  4. thwips
  5. thwite
  6. thwited
  7. thwites
  8. thwiting
  9. thwittle
  10. thwittled
  11. thwittles

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