Definition of Thivel

1. thible [n -S] - See also: thible

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thivel

thistlewarp
thistlewarps
thistlier
thistliest
thistly
thithermost
thitherto
thitherward
thitherwards
thitsee
thiuram
thiurams
thiuret
thiurets
thivel (current term)
thivels
thixolabile
thixotropic
thixotropic fluid
thixotropies
thixotropy
thiz
thizz
thizzed
thizzes
thizzin
thizzing
thizzles
thlipses

Literary usage of Thivel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"It is not improbable that 7'A«pi/and E. Dibble are radically the same; especially as A.Bor. thivel is not only rendered, " a stick to stir a pot," but ..."

2. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"—Ballad of Proud Lady Margaret. thivel, a cudgel, a large shillelagh. Etymology unknown. An' for a thivel they did use A sturdy stump o' knotty spruce. ..."

3. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch by Charles Mackay (1888)
"—Ballad of Proud Lady Margaret. thivel, a cudgel, a large shillelagh. Etymology unknown. An' for a thivel they did use A sturdy stump o' knotty spruce. ..."

4. A Glossary of North Country Words, with Their Etymology, & Affinity to Other by John Trotter Brockett, William Edward Brockett (1846)
"thivel, a smooth stick, used for various purposes of domestic economy ... He's a queer stick to make a thivel of"—said of an awkward or wayward person. ..."

5. A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use: With Their Etymology, and by John Trotter Brockett (1829)
"thivel, a smooth stick, used for various purposes of domestic economy. ... He's a queer stick to make a thivel of—said of an unsteady, wayward person. ..."

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