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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1819
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TWIT, n.2 Weaving: a fault in yarn which has been too thinly spun and tends to curl and knot in the weaving. Also in n.Eng. dial.Lth. 1819 J. Thomson Poems 27:
A cursed wab o' yarn That winna work for knots and twits.
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"Twit n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/twit_n2>
