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atweel

[ uh-tweel, at-weel ]

/ əˈtwil, ætˈwil /

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adverb Scot.

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Origin of atweel

First recorded in 1760–70; alteration and contraction of phrase (I) wat weel “(I) know well.” See wot, well¹

Words nearby atweel

ATV, at variance, atwain, at war, Atwater, atweel, atween, at will, atwitter, Atwood, Atwood's machine

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How to use atweel in a sentence

Atweel, Charlie need na been in sic a haste, hes no auld enough yet to be the head o a family.
The Entail|John Galt
Atweel no, forbye muckle Sandy, that whiles taks a shot at a time.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Atweel, I can do that, and help her to buy her parapharnauls.
The Entail|John Galt
Atweel, ay, sirs, Gourlay has that morning's work to blame for the poor wife he has now.
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown

Ye're but a young man, Jamie, and muckle atweel ye seem to require counsel.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various