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twitten en · NOUN

Etymology

Corruption of betwixt and between. Alternatively: derived from Low German "twiete" (alley)

Meanings

1. (qualifier: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.
   • 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. 2015, Matthew De Abaitua, If Then:
   • 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"

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Synonyms

alley