† to-ˈtwitch, v. Obs.
[ME. to-twicchen, f. to-2 + twitch v.]
trans. To pull apart or away with a sudden jerk or twitch. Also fig.
| c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 53 Swa sone se hi beoð iturned awey from heom, [hi] heom to-twiccheð & to-draȝeð mid ufele weordes. a 1250 Owl & Night. 1647 Gromes þe ivoþ..& þe to twiccheþ & to schakeþ. c 1350 Will. Palerne 2097 His berde & his briȝt fax for bale he to-twiȝt. |