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ASSARTED
Verb
assarted
simple past tense and past participle of assart
Source: Wiktionary
ASSART
As*sart", n. Etym: [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)
Definition: The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the tickets 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.
Definition: To grub up, as trees; to commit an assart upon; as, to assart land or trees. Ashmole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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