Thwite

Quick meaning: Thwite is a verb meaning (obsolete, UK) To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle.

Meaning

(obsolete, UK) To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle.

Example Sentences

Other shot forth theyr Boltes, and wyth theyr Prouerbes proceedyng from their malicious Mouthes thwited the pore Women at their pleasure.

Now then: this great storme, we see is past, and ouerblowne: and this terrible accusation, is much like to a Sampsons post, thwited to a pudding pricke, as the Prouerbe is. Well now: what more? We must not yet so go away. […]

The Iewes say, it was his Nic-name, or name of disgrace; that in scorne they called him so. For that, all his credit (forsooth) came, by casting a stone, and hitting Goliah, by chance, right in the fore-head: and so, they thwited him with that name. They gave it him, in scorne: but he bare it, in earnest.

I knowe one of your crew who would not sweare for no good, and vsed ordinarilie to pray with his mé in his chamber, and yet beeing at a Knights house, where hee had good entertaynemét, they prayed so hartilie amongst them, that for conscience sake they faire thwited me of a valence of a bedde, and caried that & a piece of plate with them to the value of twentie nobles at the least.

Word Forms

• thwites
• thwiting
• thwited

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include whang, snithe, vell, lithe, snuff, slish.

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