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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1874

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¶TWAT, v. To cause to ring, to rattle.Abd. 1874 N. Maclean Life Nth. Univ. 214:
Twat the bell, Ross; twat the bell, and let us have another.

[Phs. a nonce reduction of Eng. twattle, to chatter, rattle, clatter.]

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