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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1813, 1912
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†TWINGLE, v. To twist or turn about, wriggle, writhe. Also in Eng. dial. [twɪŋl]Abd. 1813 W. Beattie Parings (1873) 4:
She knit a lingle To swing the roast; They had nae jack, but this wou'd twingle W' little cost.Wgt. 1912 A.O.W.B. Fables 51:
Seekin' hoo she micht won oot; Tried to twingle thro' in vain.
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