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• Twig — Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Twig borer — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Twig girdler — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Twig rush — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• twig — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dry ▪ bare ▪ dead ▪ broken ▪ She ran, treading on broken twigs and stumbling over roots. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Under yard — Yard Yard, n. [OE. yerd, AS. gierd, gyrd, a rod, stick, a measure, a yard; akin to OFries. ierde, OS. gerda, D. garde, G. gerte, OHG. gartia, gerta, gart, Icel. gaddr a goad, sting, Goth. gazds, and probably to L. hasta a spear. Cf. {Gad}, n.,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• twig girdler. — See under girdler (def. 2). [1890 95, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

• twig girdler. — See under girdler (def. 2). [1890 95, Amer.] …   Useful english dictionary

• branch and twig borer — ▪ insect also called false powder post borers   any of approximately 700 species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) that live in dry wood or under tree bark. Branch and twig borers range in size from 3 to 20 mm (0.1 to 0.8 inch). However, the… …   Universalium

• Lime twig — See under 4th {Lime}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English