twitchel
English edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle English twichel, alteration of twychen (with change of suffix), from Old English twiċen (“fork in the road”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
twitchel (plural twitchels)
- (Midlands) A narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:alley
- 1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 12”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:
- He caught her hand impulsively, and they went along the narrow twitchel.
Further reading edit
- OED 2nd edition 1989