Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶TWIGGLE, v. To swing to and fro. Also in Eng. dial. = to wriggle about. Used adv. in quot. = with a to-and-fro motion.Rnf. c.1790 A. Wilson Poems (1876) II. 66:
Now twiggle-twiggle goes the door, In steps the foremost comer.
