twitten
/ˈtwɪt(ə)n
/noun British dialect
A narrow path or passage between two walls or hedges.‘I just saw Meriel wandering off down the twitten past the withy towards the rife’ would make perfect sense to a Sussex person....
- Once parked, walk through the twitten and we are on the other side of the road, obliquely opposite you.
- There are so many twittens in the Milward Road area, it is difficult to explain where they are.
Origin
Early 19th century: perhaps related to Low German twiete 'alley, lane'.