Betwixt \Be*twixt"\, prep. [OE. betwix, bitwix, rarely bitwixt,
AS. betweox, betweohs, betweoh, betw[imac]h; pref. be- by + a
form fr. AS. tw[=a] two. See Between.]
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1. In the space which separates; between.
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From betwixt two aged oaks. --Milton.
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2. From one to another of; mutually affecting.
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There was some speech of marriage
Betwixt myself and her. --Shak.
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Betwixt and between, in a midway position; so-so; neither
one thing nor the other. [Colloq.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
betwixt
adv : in the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest
between" [syn: between]
WordNet (r) 2.0
between, betwixt and between
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