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Webster 1913 Edition

Thwittle

Thwit′tle

,
Verb.
T.
[See
Thwite
, and
Whittle
.]
To cut or whittle.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Palsgrave.

Thwit′tle

,
Noun.
A small knife; a whittle.
[Written also
thwitel
.]
[Obs.]
“A Sheffield thwittle.”
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Thwittle

THWIT'TLE

,
Verb.
T.
To whittle. [See Whittle.]

Definition 2024

thwittle

thwittle

English

Alternative forms

  • thwitel

Noun

thwittle ‎(plural thwittles)

  1. (obsolete) A small knife; a whittle.
    • Chaucer
      A Sheffield thwittle.

Verb

thwittle ‎(third-person singular simple present thwittles, present participle thwittling, simple past and past participle thwittled)

  1. (obsolete) To cut or whittle.
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