What does "thwittle" mean?
Thwittle: To cut or whittle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Palsgrave.
Additional senses
- 2.A small knife; a whittle. [Written also thwitel.] [Obs.] "A Sheffield thwittle." Chaucer.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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