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Assart
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What's The Definition Of Assart?Synonyms | Synonyms for Assart: Related Terms | Find terms related to Assart: See Also | Assart In Webster's Dictionary \As*sart"\ ([a^]s*s[aum]rt"), n. [OF. essart the grubbing
up of trees, fr. essarter to grub up or clear ground of
bushes, shrubs, trees, etc., fr. LL. exartum, exartare, for
exsaritare; L. ex + sarire, sarrire, saritum, to hoe, weed.]
1. (Old Law) The act or offense of grubbing up trees and
bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a
forest. --Spelman. --Cowell.
2. A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted
for cultivation; a clearing. --Ash.
{Assart land}, forest land cleared of woods and brush.
\As*sart"\, v. t. To grub up, as trees; to commit an assart upon; as, to assart land or trees. --Ashmole. |
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