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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a kind of doughnut made by folding a six-inch roll of dough in half and twining the two halves around each other.
Quotations
1886
The "youngster" thinks a good, fluffy, fat twister is more than twice as good as the little rings and balls, "'cause there are several mouthfuls in one."
1903
But they all ate to their hearts' content, Mrs. McNabb and the girls having brought a liberal supply of "twisters" and cakes for the guests.