"in twain" meaning in English

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          "roman": "And calling weſtern Winds, accus’d the Spring of Sloth.",
          "text": "And when cold Winter ſplit the Rocks in twain,\nAnd Ice the running Rivers did reſtrain,\nHe ſtripp’d the Bears-foot of its leafy Growth,",
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          "sense": "in halves",
          "word": "in tweeën"
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