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Twitch

Twitch (twitch)
v. t.(?)
Twitch
[imp. *** p. p. Twitched (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n. Twitching.] [OE. twicchen, fr. (doubtful) AS. twiccian] akin to AS. angeltwicca a worm used for bait, literally, a hook twit
  1. To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of grapes.

    Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. Pope.

Twitch

Twitch (twitch)
n.
Twitch
  1. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve.
  2. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side.
  3. A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation.
    J. H. Walsh.












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