What does thwittle mean?
Thwittle means (obsolete) To cut or whittle..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(obsolete) To cut or whittle..
your Absolute Certainty would be thwittled into sufficient Certainty
Merc. […]And that in Jove's great dining Room, We were with each one a good thwittle Again set down to swill, and vittle, Provided (Signior) do you see, That you should not the Carver be[…]
“Marry, what is't?” cried one fellow[…]“Is't a thwittle shaft?” “Ay, or it may be the half of a shuttle,” said another; “dost note, it tapers to the end, and is biggest i' the middle? I warrant Saint Dunstan was a clothier, and made many an ell of stout broella.” “'Tis more like he was a butcher,” cried one of that fraternity, “if ye go by likes; for 'tis the very model of a thwittle shaft, and white ash to boot.”
The butcher stood in the door-way, beating time with his thwittle, and humming[…]
Use thwittle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Thwittle means (obsolete) To cut or whittle..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
your Absolute Certainty would be thwittled into sufficient Certainty
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