twain
nounUK /tweɪn/
US /tweɪn/
Twain means two things together.
The old story says the twain became good friends.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. An old word for two, used in the phrase 'never the twain shall meet'.
East and west, and never the twain shall meet.
3. A surname, especially that of the American writer Mark Twain.
Mark Twain wrote about a boy named Tom Sawyer.
4. A unit of measurement equal to two feet, used in old sailing and mining.
The rope was measured in twains.