different between alleyway vs twitten

English

Etymology

alley +? way

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ.li.we?/

Noun

alleyway (plural alleyways)

1. A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.

   Synonyms: alley; see also Thesaurus:alley

2. A passage between two rows of cabins in a ship.

Translations

Further reading

• “alleyway”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

English

Alternative forms

• twitchel
• twister (pre Sussex dialect)

Etymology

Corruption of betwixt and between.Alternatively: derived from Low German "twiete" (alley)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?t?n

Noun

twitten (plural twittens)

1. (Sussex) a narrow path between two walls or hedges, especially on hills. For example, small alleyways leading between two buildings to courtyards, streets, or open areas behind.
   • 1892: "A Peep Into the Past": Brighton in the Olden Time, with Glances at the Present by John George Bishop

     Separated from the Brewery by the narrow twitten running into Ship-street was "THE CRICKETERS"

   • 2015 If Then by Matthew De Abaitua

     On her rounds, she preferred to walk around Lewes via the twittens, the steep high-walled alleyways that ran betwixt and between the old buildings of the town.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:alley

References

• Parish, William Douglas. A dictionary of the Sussex dialect and collection of provincialisms in use in the county of Sussex (1875). [1]