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twitchel

/ˈtwɪt͡ʃəl/

twitchel noun: a narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel.

Noun

twitchel (plural twitchels)

  1. (Midlands) A narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel.
    • He caught her hand impulsively, and they went along the narrow twitchel.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 12”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    alley, alleyway, backs, bunnyrun, chare, chore, close, ennog, entry, fold

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Forms of twitchel

pluraltwitchels

Origin of twitchel

Inherited from Middle English twichel, alteration of twychen (with change of suffix), from Old English twiċen (“fork in the road”).

Questions about twitchel

What does twitchel mean?
Twitchel means a narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel.
What part of speech is twitchel?
Twitchel is a noun.
How do you pronounce twitchel?
Twitchel is pronounced /ˈtwɪt͡ʃəl/.
What is the plural of twitchel?
The plural of twitchel is twitchels.

Words near twitchel in the dictionary

  1. twitch games
  2. twitch grass
  3. Twitch-speak
  4. twitchable
  5. twitched
  6. twitchel
  7. Twitchell
  8. Twitchellian
  9. Twitchells
  10. twitchels
  11. twitcher

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