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(tennis) A shot played between the legs; a tweener. / (now historical) A between-maid, or maidservant who helps the cook as well as the housemaid.

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tweeny

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Source Word

tweeny

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈtwiːni/

historical

Japanese Meaning

テニス用語として、両足の間から打たれるショット（tweenerに相当する） / （歴史的用法）料理人と家政婦を補助する下女、もしくは家政助手

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On match point, he pulled off a daring tweeny that sailed past his opponent for a winner.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

マッチポイントで、彼は大胆な股抜きショットを決めて相手を驚かせ、ウィナーを奪った。

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(tennis) A shot played between the legs; a tweener.

Sense（2）

(now historical) A between-maid, or maidservant who helps the cook as well as the housemaid.

‘You subscribed,’ Valentine said, ‘to purchase his library and presented it to his wife…who had nothing to eat but what my wages as a tweeny maid got for her.’

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

tweenies

（ plural ）

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