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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