A fiddler brought in with him a body of lusty young
fellows, whom he had tweedled into the service.
--Addison.
[1913 Webster]
2. To twist. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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