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Meaning of tweeny | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtwiːni

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of tweenie.
    alt-of, alternative
  2. A shot played between the legs; a tweener.
  3. A between-maid.

Examples

“‘You subscribed,’ Valentine said, ‘to purchase his library and presented it to his wife…who had nothing to eat but what my wages as a tweeny maid got for her.’”
“Madame Eskimoff's tweeny had brought out tea and a gâteau, as well as a twelve-year-old Speyside malt and glasses.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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