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THWAITE
Proper noun
Thwaite
A surname.
Anagrams
• waiteth
Etymology 1
Noun
thwaite (plural thwaites)
(archaic) A piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing; assart
Etymology 2
Noun
thwaite (plural thwaites)
Alternative form of twaite
Anagrams
• waiteth
Source: Wiktionary
Thwaite, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The twaite.
Thwaite, n. Etym: [CF. Icel. a piece of land, fr. to cut. See Thwite, and cf. Doit, and Twaite land cleared of woods.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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