twitten

== English == === Alternative forms === twitchel twister (pre Sussex dialect) === Etymology === Corruption of betwixt and between. Alternatively: derived from Low German "twiete" (alley) === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪtən === Noun === twitten (plural twittens) (Sussex) a 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" ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:alley === References === Parish, William Douglas. A dictionary of the Sussex dialect and collection of provincialisms in use in the county of Sussex (1875). [1]