twister Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
tornado.
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noun small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
cruller.
WordNet
Twist"er noun
Definitions
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One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving. -
The instrument used in twisting, or making twists. He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the twine. Wallis.
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(Carp.) A girder. Craig. -
(Man.) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback. Craig.5. (Colloq.) A tornado.
