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twitchels

twitchels is the plural of twitchel.

Meaning of twitchel

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

Questions about twitchels

What is twitchels the plural of?
Twitchels is the plural of twitchel.

Words near twitchels in the dictionary

  1. twitched
  2. twitchel
  3. Twitchell
  4. Twitchellian
  5. Twitchells
  6. twitchels
  7. twitcher
  8. twitchers
  9. twitches
  10. twitchet
  11. twitchets

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