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twistle
▪ I. twistle, n. Sc. (ˈtwɪs(ə)l) Also twissle. [Cf. next.] A twist, a wrench (also fig.).1785 Burns Twa Herds iii, The Lord's cause ne'er gat sic a twistle, Sin' I hae min'. 1871 J. Milne Sel. Poems, etc. 58 If he but aince come through thy twissle He'll rue sic gamin'. 1882 J. Walker Jaunt to Auld ...
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Etymology
The -twistle part of the name is derived from the Old English twisla, meaning "confluence" (English twistle, compare Haltwhistle, Northumberland
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Haltwhistle
The second part -twistle relates to two streams or rivers.
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Brian Howe (actor)
He is best known for his portrayal of stockbroker Jay Twistle in the film The Pursuit of Happyness.
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twizzle
▪ I. ˈtwizzle, n. Chiefly dial. [Cf. next] 1. A twist or turn; a change of direction.1848 A. B. Evans Leicestersh. Words, etc. s.v. Twizzle, There be so many turns and twizzles. 1876– in dial. glossaries (Chesh., Shropsh., Warw., etc.). 2. In a spinning-machine, the eye of a flyer.1884 W. S. B. M{su...
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Byfield, Northamptonshire
Two of the three bridges are still in the village, one being on the Twistle and the other being on the main road towards Banbury on the A361.
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twisel
▪ I. twisel, twissel, n. (a.) Obs. exc. dial. (ˈtwɪs(ə)l, ˈtwɪz(ə)l) Forms: 1 twisla, twisel-; 4 twisil, 6 twisel, twissell, 9 twissel, (twistle, twizzle). [OE. twisla = OHG. zwisila (MHG. zwisel, G. zwiesel), f. twi- twi-; cf. also ON. kv{iacu}sl.] 1. A point or part at which anything divides into ...
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The Pursuit of Happyness
While Chris is trying to sell one of the scanners, he meets Jay Twistle, a lead manager and partner for Dean Witter Reynolds, and impresses him by solving Thandiwe Newton (credited as Thandie Newton) as Linda Gardner
Brian Howe as Jay Twistle
Dan Castellaneta as Alan Frakesh
James Karen as Martin Frohm
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当幸福来敲门
杜杰伊(Jay Twistle),饰演。
证券公司主管,曾以非常不礼貌的态度对待克里斯,但后来在计程车上的一次魔术方块交流而对他改观并选择录用他。
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