tewel

== English == === Alternative forms === tuel === Etymology === From Middle English tuwel, from Old French tueil, tuel, tudel (“tube, pipe”) (whence modern French tuyau), from Vulgar Latin *tūta, from Frankish *thūta (“pipe”), from Proto-Germanic *þeutǭ (“pipe, channel, flow”), from *þeutaną (“to howl, roar, resound”), from Proto-Indo-European *tu-, *tutu- (“bird-cry, shriek”). Compare Spanish and Portuguese tudel, from the same Germanic source. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtjuːəl/ Rhymes: -uːəl === Noun === tewel (plural tewels) (now rare) A vent or chimney or pipe, especially one leading into a furnace or bellows. 1825 September 29, patent for a Forge and furnace water back and tewel, recorded in A List of Patents Granted by the United States (obsolete) The anus, rectum or posterior. === Anagrams === Welte, tweel == Tok Pisin == === Alternative forms === dewel === Etymology === From English devil. === Noun === tewel devil. ghost; spirit; soul. reflection; shadow.