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▪ I. twell, prep. and conj.|twɛl|
Also twel.
U.S. dial. and Black English var. of till prep., conj., adv.
1837A. Sherwood Gazetteer Georgia (ed. 3) 72 Twell, for till;—twell night—twell next week. 1893H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities of Speech in Mississippi 65 Twel (twel). Negro for till. 1901W. Churchill Crisis i. iv. 38 Dis ole woman'll wuk fo' you twell de flesh drops off'n her fingers, suh. 1938W. Faulkner Unvanquished vi. 229 Uncle Cash that druv the Benbow carriage twell he run off with the Yankees two years ago.
▪ II. † twell
obs. form of towel.
1422–3Abingdon Rolls (Camden) 92 In twellis emptis pro Refectorio xj s.
▪ III. twell
obs. form of twelve. |