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twinge (n.)
1548, "a pinch," from obsolete verb
twinge
"to pinch, tweak," from O.E.
twengan
"to pinch," of uncertain origin. Meaning "sharp, sudden pain" is recorded from 1608. Fig. sense (with ref. to shame, remorse, etc.) is recorded from 1622.
