twitten
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Corruption of betwixt and between. Alternatively: derived from Low German "twiete" (alley)
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɪtən
Noun edit
twitten (plural twittens)
- (Sussex) a narrow path between two walls or hedges, especially on hills. For example, small alleyways leading between two buildings to courtyards, streets, or open areas behind.
- 1892: "A Peep Into the Past": Brighton in the Olden Time, with Glances at the Present by John George Bishop
- Separated from the Brewery by the narrow twitten running into Ship-street was "THE CRICKETERS"
- 2015, Matthew De Abaitua, If Then:
- On her rounds, she preferred to walk around Lewes via the twittens, the steep high-walled alleyways that ran betwixt and between the old buildings of the town.
- 1892: "A Peep Into the Past": Brighton in the Olden Time, with Glances at the Present by John George Bishop
Synonyms edit
- See Thesaurus:alley
References edit
- Parish, William Douglas. A dictionary of the Sussex dialect and collection of provincialisms in use in the county of Sussex (1875). [1]