† twitchmilln.

Forms: 1600s twittchmill.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: twitch v.¹, mill n.¹

Etymology: < twitch v.¹ + mill n.¹, after German Zwickmühle (16th cent.) < a first element of uncertain origin (probably ultimately < zwie- twi- comb. form; reinterpreted as < zwicken twitch v.¹) + Mühle mill n.¹

Obsolete. rare.

A position of strength that is dependent on one's relations with two other parties.With reference to an advantageous position in the game of nine men's morris, in which a player is able to move back and forth between two mills (mill n.¹ 9b).

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twitchmill1652

1652 H. Bell tr. M. Luther Colloquia Mensalia 307 The Pope..maketh between the Emperor and French King a Twittchmill [Ger. zwickmühle], without which two hee cannot subsist.

1652 H. Bell tr. M. Luther Colloquia Mensalia 307 Hee forsaketh not that Twittchmill with the Emperor and French King.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	twitchmill
释义	† twitchmilln. Forms: 1600s twittchmill. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: twitch v.¹, mill n.¹ Etymology: < twitch v.¹ + mill n.¹, after German Zwickmühle (16th cent.) < a first element of uncertain origin (probably ultimately < zwie- twi- comb. form; reinterpreted as < zwicken twitch v.¹) + Mühle mill n.¹ Obsolete. rare. A position of strength that is dependent on one's relations with two other parties.With reference to an advantageous position in the game of nine men's morris, in which a player is able to move back and forth between two mills (mill n.¹ 9b). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > games similar to draughts > [noun] > merels > advantage at twitchmill1652 1652 H. Bell tr. M. Luther Colloquia Mensalia 307 The Pope..maketh between the Emperor and French King a Twittchmill [Ger. zwickmühle], without which two hee cannot subsist. 1652 H. Bell tr. M. Luther Colloquia Mensalia 307 Hee forsaketh not that Twittchmill with the Emperor and French King. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1652
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