BETWIXT
between, betwixt
(adverb) in the interval; “dancing all the dances with little rest between”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Preposition
betwixt
(literary or archaic) Between, specifically between two objects.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*twixt", prep. Etym: [OE. betwix, bitwix, rarely bitwixt, AS. betweox, betweohs, betweoh, betwih; pref. be- by + a form fr. AS. twa two. See Between.]
1. In the space which separates; between. From betwixt two aged oaks. Milton.
2. From one to another of; mutually affecting. There was some speech of marriage Betwixt myself and her. Shak. Betwixt and between, in a midway position; so-so; neither one thing nor the other. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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