THWITTLE

Thwit"tle, v. t. Etym: [See Thwite, and Whittle.]

Definition: To cut or whittle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Palsgrave.

Thwit"tle, n.

Definition: A small knife; a whittle. [Written also thwitel.] [Obs.] "A Sheffield thwittle." Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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AGITATION

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