Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶TWIRTLE, n. ? The word is phs. spurious.Sc. 1719 Ramsay T.-T. Misc. (1876) II. 226:
Hir silken cords of twirtle twist, Weil plet with silver sheen.