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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TWILLY
Twil "
ly,
n.
Etym:
[C.
Willy.
]
Defn: A
machine
for
cleansing
or
loosening
wool
by
the
action
of
a
revolving
cylinder
covered
with
long
iron
spikes
or
teeth;
a
willy
or
willying
machine;
--
called
also
twilly
devil,
and
devil.
See
Devil,
n., 6,
and
Willy.
Tomlinson.