noun
twitchel
Twitchel (noun) means a narrow passage running between houses.
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A narrow passage running between houses.
"He caught her hand impulsively, and they went along the narrow twitchel."
— David Herbert Lawrence, chapter 12 (1913)
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English twichel, an alteration of twychen (with a change of suffix), itself from Old English twiċen ("fork in the road").
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What is the meaning of twitchel?
"twitchel" (noun) means a narrow passage running between houses.
What is another word for twitchel?
Other words for "twitchel" include chare, alley, backs, ginnel, entry, close.