TWANGLE

Etymology

Verb

twangle (third-person singular simple present twangles, present participle twangling, simple past and past participle twangled)

(ambitransitive) To twang repetitively.

Noun

twangle (plural twangles)

A twanging sound.

Synonyms: twang, twanging, twangling

Source: Wiktionary


Twan"gle, v. i. & t.

Definition: To twang. While the twangling violin Struck up with Soldier-laddie. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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