"twpsyn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twpsyns [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh twpsyn. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|cy|twpsyn}} Borrowed from Welsh twpsyn Head templates: {{en-noun}} twpsyn (plural twpsyns)
  1. (Wales) A fool or idiot. Tags: Wales

Inflected forms

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          "text": "2022, Jeri Westerson, Oswald the Thief: A Medieval Caper\nYou have three walnut shells and one pea. The twpsyns gather and you make a show of placing the one pea under one shell, shuffle them about, and the twpsyn guesses where the pea is."
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        "(Wales) A fool or idiot."
      ],
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