An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To TWITCH, v. a. To touch.
V. [Twiche].

TWITTER,
1. That part of a thread that is spun too small, S.
2. Any person or thing that is slender or feeble, S.
Kelly.

TWO-PENNY, s. A weak kind of beer, sold at two-pence the Scots pint, or two quarts, S.
Stat. Acc.

Two-penny, (or Tippeny-) house, s. An ale-house, S.

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[U, V]

VADMELL, s. A species of woollen cloth manufactured and worn in the Orkneys.
Statist. Acc.

Isl. vadmaal, pannus rusticus.

VAGEIT, part. pa. Mercenary, waged.
Pitscottie.

VAGER, VAGEOURE, s. A mercenary soldier.
V. [Wageour].