"tway" meaning in English

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IPA: /tweɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tway.wav
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Old English twēġe, reduced form of twēġen (“twain”). Doublet of swy. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|twēġe}} Old English twēġe, {{doublet|en|swy}} Doublet of swy Head templates: {{head|en|numeral}} tway
  1. (dialectal, obsolete in virtually all other forms) Two. Tags: dialectal, obsolete Categories (topical): Two
    Sense id: en-tway-en-num-HrMtHuRF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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