2. Trouble; distress; tweag. [Obs.]
3. A prostitute. [Obs.] Brathwait.
TWEED
Tweed, n. Etym: [Probably a corruption of twills. See Twill.]
Defn: A soft and flexible fabric for men's wear, made wholly of wool except in some inferior kinds, the wool being dyed, usually in two colors, before weaving.
TWEEDLE
Twee"dle, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Twiddle.] [Written also twidle.]
1. To handle lightly; — said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure. A fiddler brought in with him a body of lusty young fellows, whom he had tweedled into the service. Addison.
2. To twist. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE
Twee"dle*dum` and Twee"dle*dee`.
Defn: Two things practically alike; — a phrase coined by John Byrom (1692-1793) in his satire "On the Feuds between Handel and Bononcini."
TWEEL
Tweel, n. & v.