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Meaning of TWILLY

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Twil"ly\, n. [C. {Willy}.]
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.
 
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