Tweag (?), v. t. To tweak. [Obs.]

{ Tweag, Tweague, } n. A pinching condition; perplexity; trouble;

distress. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

This put the old fellow in a rare tweague.

Arbuthnot.

Tweak (?), v. t. [OE. twikken, originally the same word as twicchen;

cf. LG. twikken. See Twitch.] To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and

twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose. Shak.

Tweak, n. 1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of

the nose. Swift.

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