twitchel

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/ˈtwɪt͡ʃəl/

noun

A narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel.

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alleyalleywaybacksbunnyruncharechorecloseennog
OriginMiddle English twichel ← Old English twiċen →
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Meanings

nountwitchel (plural twitchels)

plural twitchels

  1. MidlandsA narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel.

    He caught her hand impulsively, and they went along the narrow twitchel.

    1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 12”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC

    Synonyms: alley, alleyway, backs, bunnyrun, chare, chore, close, ennog

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel.

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alleyalleywaybacksbunnyruncharechorecloseennogentryfoldgangwaygantgennelginnelgunnelgittygullygullywayhocketjennel
Also see
alleyginnel

Origin

  1. Old Englishtwiċen“fork in the road”
  2. Middle Englishtwichel
  3. Englishtwitchel

Inherited from Middle English twichel, alteration of twychen (with change of suffix), from Old English twiċen (“fork in the road”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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