TWEAGUE. In a great tweague: in a great passion. Tweaguey; peevish, passionate.
TO TWEAK. To pull: to tweak any one's nose.
TWELVER. A shilling.
TWIDDLE-DIDDLES. Testicles.
TWIDDLE POOP. An effeminate looking fellow.
IN TWIG. Handsome; stilish. The cove is togged in twig; the fellow is dressed in the fashion.
TO TWIG. To observe. Twig the cull, he is peery; observe the fellow, he is watching us. Also to disengage, snap asunder, or break off. To twig the darbies; to knock off the irons.
TWISS. (IRISH) A Jordan, or pot de chambre. A Mr. Richard Twiss having in his "Travels" given a very unfavourable description of the Irish character, the inhabitants of Dublin, byway of revenge, thought proper to christen this utensil by his name—suffice it to say that the baptismal rites were not wanting at the ceremony. On a nephew of this gentleman the following epigram was made by a friend of ouis:
Perish the country, yet my name
Shall ne'er in STORY be forgot,
But still the more increase in fame,
The more the country GOES TO POT.
TWIST. A mixture of half tea and half coffee; likewise
brandy, beer, and eggs. A good twist; a good appetite.
To twist it down apace; to eat heartily.