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twilly

twilly noun: a machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willying machine.

Noun

twilly (plural twillies)

  1. A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willying machine.
    Synonyms:
    devil, twilly devil

Synonyms of twilly

Forms of twilly

Noun
pluraltwillies
Verb
third-person singular presenttwillies
present participletwillying
past participletwillied
pasttwillied

Origin of twilly

Compare willy.

Questions about twilly

What does twilly mean?
Twilly means a machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willying machine.
What part of speech is twilly?
Twilly is a noun.
What is the plural of twilly?
The plural of twilly is twillies.

Words near twilly in the dictionary

  1. twillies
  2. twilling
  3. Twillingate
  4. twillings
  5. twills
  6. twilly
  7. twilt
  8. twilted
  9. twilting
  10. twilts
  11. TWIMC

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