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twinter
Definition of twinter
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dialectal, British
: a sheep, ox, or horse that has lived through two winters
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Origin and Etymology of twinter
Middle English, from Old English twiwintre two years old, from twi- + winter
twinter
Definition of twinter
dialectal, British
: two years old —used especially of sheep and cattle a twinter ewe
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Origin and Etymology of twinter
from (assumed) Middle English, from Old English twiwintre
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