n. a kind of doughnut made by folding a six-inch roll of dough in half and twining the two halves around each other.
- 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.