twitchel

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English twichel, alteration of twychen (with change of suffix), from Old English twiċen (“fork in the road”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtwɪt͡ʃəl/ === Noun === twitchel (plural twitchels) (Midlands) A narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:alley === Further reading === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “twitchel”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === witchlet