twitch stickn.

Brit.

/ˈtwɪtʃ stɪk/, U.S.

/ˈtwɪtʃ ˌstɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: twitch v.¹, twitch n.¹, stick n.¹

Etymology: Partly < twitch v.¹ + stick n.¹, and partly < twitch n.¹ + stick n.¹

A stick used to twist and so tighten or add tension to a loop of rope, length of wire, etc. Also (occasionally): spec. a stick forming part of a twitch (twitch n.¹ 1b).In quot. 1835 apparently: such a stick used as a weapon.

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1835 Morning Chron. 16 Feb. I did not strike him with a coach-pole; I struck him with my hand, and not with my twitch stick.

1845 Observer (Hobart) 14 Nov. She was returning home seated on some trusses of hay, and holding by a twitch stick by which the hay was compressed.

1896 Charleville Courier (Queensland) 27 June The occupant was lying dead in bed having strangled himself during the night... A handkerchief was tied round the neck and this, by means of a tent peg used as a twitch stick, was twisted up very tight.

1903 J. A. W. Dollar Pract. Vet. Surg. I. ii. 7 Twitches are often applied to the upper or lower lip... When dealing with very troublesome horses, the twitch stick may preferably be much longer.

2014 R. Kubik Farm Fences & Gates vii. 103/1 A ‘twitch stick’ is inserted between the strands of wire and turned to twist the wires together.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	twitch stick
释义	twitch stickn. Brit. /ˈtwɪtʃ stɪk/, U.S. /ˈtwɪtʃ ˌstɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: twitch v.¹, twitch n.¹, stick n.¹ Etymology: Partly < twitch v.¹ + stick n.¹, and partly < twitch n.¹ + stick n.¹ A stick used to twist and so tighten or add tension to a loop of rope, length of wire, etc. Also (occasionally): spec. a stick forming part of a twitch (twitch n.¹ 1b).In quot. 1835 apparently: such a stick used as a weapon. ΚΠ 1835 Morning Chron. 16 Feb. I did not strike him with a coach-pole; I struck him with my hand, and not with my twitch stick. 1845 Observer (Hobart) 14 Nov. She was returning home seated on some trusses of hay, and holding by a twitch stick by which the hay was compressed. 1896 Charleville Courier (Queensland) 27 June The occupant was lying dead in bed having strangled himself during the night... A handkerchief was tied round the neck and this, by means of a tent peg used as a twitch stick, was twisted up very tight. 1903 J. A. W. Dollar Pract. Vet. Surg. I. ii. 7 Twitches are often applied to the upper or lower lip... When dealing with very troublesome horses, the twitch stick may preferably be much longer. 2014 R. Kubik Farm Fences & Gates vii. 103/1 A ‘twitch stick’ is inserted between the strands of wire and turned to twist the wires together. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835
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