twitten

plural twittens · alternative twitchel · alternative twister

1. Sussexa narrow path between two walls or hedges, especially on hills. For example, small alleyways leading between two buildings to courtyards, streets, or open areas behind.

   1892: "A Peep Into the Past": Brighton in the Olden Time, with Glances at the Present by John George Bishop Separated from the Brewery by the narrow twitten running into Ship-street was "THE CRICKETERS"

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   On her rounds, she preferred to walk around Lewes via the twittens, the steep high-walled alleyways that ran betwixt and between the old buildings of the town.

   2015, Matthew De Abaitua, If Then

   Synonyms: alley