twa

[ twah, twaw ]

noun, adjectiveScot.
  1. two.

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Other definitions for Twa (2 of 2)

Twa
[ twah ]

noun,plural Twas, (especially collectively) Twa.
  1. a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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How to use twa in a sentence

  • Ye told me that he only kepit twa sairvents: a cook, hoosekeper, who lived awe', an' a man—a foreigner?

    Dope | Sax Rohmer
  • Rundell has been here twa or three times, for hours at a time, but I hae never seen Walker yet.

    The Underworld | James C. Welsh
  • Pork maun hae risen in price this last twa-three days, for I'm telt it was gaun cheap enough then.

    The Underworld | James C. Welsh
  • Ye mind the auld gasoliery i' the dinin'-room had twa lichts?

    A Window in Thrums | J. M. Barrie
  • They were like twa gowden eagles gliding in the air ower a ben wi' ta sun shinin' on it.

    The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. Gough

British Dictionary definitions for twa

twa

twae (twe)

/ (twɔː) /


noun, determiner
  1. a Scot word for two

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