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Definition of Thwaite
1. n. The twaite.
2. n. Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart.
Definition of Thwaite
1. Noun. (archaic) A piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing; assart ¹
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Definition of Thwaite
1. reclaimed wasteland [n -S]
Medical Definition of Thwaite
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Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart.
Thwaite occurs in composition as the last element in many names of places in the north of England; as, in Rosthwaite, Stonethwaite.
Origin: CF. Icel. Veit a piece of land, fr. Vita to cut. See Thwite, and cf. Doit, and Twaite land cleared of woods.
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