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Webster 1913 Edition

Twitch

Twitch

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Twitched
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Twitching
.]
[OE.
twicchen
, fr. (doubtful) AS.
twiccian
; akin to AS. angel
twicca
a worm used for bait, literally, a hook twitcher, LG.
twikken
to tweak, G.
zwicken
. Cf.
Tweak
.]
To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch;
as, to
twitch
one by the sleeve; to
twitch
a thing out of another’s hand; to
twitch
off clusters of grapes
.
Thrice they
twitched
the diamond in her ear.
Pope.

Twitch

,
Noun.
1.
The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull;
as, a
twitch
by the sleeve
.
2.
A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction;
as, convulsive
twitches
; a
twitch
in the side
.
3.
(Far.)
A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation.
J. H. Walsh.

Webster 1828 Edition

Twitch

TWITCH

,
Verb.
T.
To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of grapes.

TWITCH

,
Noun.
A pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as a twitch by the sleeve.
1.
A short spasmodic contraction of the fibers or muscles; as a twitch in the side; convulsive twitches.

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