TWA'Y-BLADE TWEAG TWEAK, verb transitive It is radically the same word as twitch, and of the same signification.] To twitch; to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk; as, to tweag or tweak the nose. TWEAG, noun Distress; a pinching condition. [Not in use.]
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