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What's The Definition Of Thwaite?Synonyms | Synonyms for Thwaite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Thwaite: See Also | Thwaite In Webster's Dictionary \Thwaite\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The twaite.
\Thwaite\, n. [CF. Icel. [thorn]veit a piece of land, fr. [thorn]v[=i]ta to cut. See {Thwite}, and cf. {Doit}, and {Twaite} land cleared of woods.] Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Note: Thwaite occurs in composition as the last element in many names of places in the north of England; as, in Rosthwaite, Stonethwaite. |
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