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Definition of Twitten
1. Noun. (Sussex) a narrow path between two walls or hedges, especially on hills. For example, small passageways leading between two buildings to courtyards, streets, or open areas behind. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Twitten
1. a narrow lane [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twitten
Literary usage of Twitten
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1912)
"... all which time hath tore But Plato and deep Plotin do restore) Which is my
scope, I sing out lustily; If any twitten me for such strange lore, And me, ..."
2. The Works of Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1825)
"... confirmed in my opinion, when I found that these letters were not written to
be printed. I concluded, however, that though not twitten to be printed, ..."
3. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"twitten, ». A narrow alley. 5м»». TWITTER, (1) ». A fit of laughter. (2) ».
The chirping of birds. ..."
4. The Works of John C. Calhoun by John Caldwell Calhoun (1853)
"be to make the violation of to-day the law and constitution of to-morrow ; and
to substitute in the place of the twitten and sacred will of the people, ..."
5. The University of Cambridge by James Bass Mullinger (1911)
"... all which time hath ton ,f But Plato and deep Plotin do restore) '• Which is
my scope, I sing out lustily: If any twitten me for such strange lore, ..."
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