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† ˈwristling, vbl. n. Obs.—1 [Of obscure origin.] The action of, or fact of undergoing, curling, coiling, or twisting.
1577B. Googe Heresbach's Husb. iii. 151 The wrystling and turnyng vp of the tayle [L. cauda contorta], is a signe of a sound Hogge. |