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lime-twig en · NOUN

Etymology

From lime (“referring to birdlime”) + twig. Used in English around the 15th century.

Meanings

  1. A twig smeared with birdlime, used for catching birds.
  2. (figuratively, obsolete, slang) A thief.

Forms

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lime-twigs Number=Plur lexicographic
lime twig alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

lime-twigged · have fingers made of lime-twigs