twitchel

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twitchel

/ˈtwɪt͡ʃəl/

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

noun twitchels

Midlands A narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel. He caught her hand impulsively, and they went along the narrow twitchel.
Similar: alley, alleyway, backs, bunnyrun, chare, chore, close, ennog, entry, fold, gangway, gant

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@misc{twitchel_2026,
  title = {twitchel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/twitchel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}