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(), n.(Zol.) The twaite. Thwaite n.[CF. Icel. veit a piece of land, fr. vta 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.] Thwaite occurs in composition as the last element in many names of places in the north of England; as, in Rosthwaite, Stonethwaite. スポンサード リンク
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