twilly

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noun

A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willying machine.

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Meanings

nountwilly (plural twillies)

plural twillies

  1. A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willying machine.

    Synonyms: devil, twilly devil

verbtwilly (third-person singular simple present twillies, present participle twillying, simple past and past participle twillied)

present singular third person twillies · participle present twillying · participle past twillied · past twillied

    Synonyms & antonyms

    nounA machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willying machine.

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    deviltwilly devil

    Origin

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    APA

    twilly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twilly

    MLA

    “twilly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twilly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twilly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twilly.

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