thwittle
thwittle verb: to cut or whittle.
Verb
thwittle (third-person singular simple present thwittles, present participle thwittling, simple past and past participle thwittled)
- To cut or whittle.
- your Absolute Certainty would be thwittled into sufficient Certainty1688, John Sergeant, Five Catholick Letters […]
Noun
thwittle (plural thwittles)
- A small knife; a whittle.
- Merc.
[…]And that in Jove's great dining Room,
We were with each one a good thwittle
Again set down to swill, and vittle,
Provided (Signior) do you see,
That you should not the Carver be[…]1675, Lucian of Samosata, translated by Charles Cotton, Burlesque upon burlesque, page 32 - “Marry, what is't?” cried one fellow[…]“Is't a thwittle shaft?”
“Ay, or it may be the half of a shuttle,” said another; “dost note, it tapers to the end, and is biggest i' the middle? I warrant Saint Dunstan was a clothier, and made many an ell of stout broella.”
“'Tis more like he was a butcher,”...1822, William Bennett, Malpas, volume 1, pages 300–301
- Merc.
Forms of thwittle
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | thwittles |
| present participle | thwittling |
| past participle | thwittled |
| past | thwittled |
| Noun | |
| plural | thwittles |
Origin of thwittle
From Middle English thwitel, equivalent to thwite + -le.
Questions about thwittle
- What does thwittle mean?
- Thwittle means to cut or whittle.
- What part of speech is thwittle?
- Thwittle can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of thwittle?
- The past tense of thwittle is thwittled.
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