twig-ait | The Sailor's Word-Book

Ait
·noun <<Oat>>. II. Ait ·noun An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an <<Eyot>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Twig
·vt To beat with twigs. II. Twig ·vt To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to <<Discover>>. III. Tw...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to twig
To observe. A flash word common to England and the United States. Your responsibility men want no e...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Lime twig
·- ·see under 4th Lime. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
in twig
Handsome; stilish. The cove is togged in twig; the fellow is dressed in the fashion. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
to twig
To observe. Twig the cull, he is peery; observe the fellow, he is watching us. Also to disengage, sn...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
battle-twig
an ear-wig. Derb. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
twig, to
To pull upon a bowline. Also, in familiar phrase, to understand or observe. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
to hop the twig
To run away. CANT. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose