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Webster 1913 Edition


Twilly

Twil′ly

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Willy
.]
A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willy or willying machine; – called also
twilly devil
, and
devil
. See
Devil
,
Noun.
, 6, and
Willy
.
Tomlinson.

Definition 2024


twilly

twilly

English

Noun

twilly (plural twillies)

  1. A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willying machine.

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