Thwaite (?), n. (Zoöl.) The
twaite.
Thwaite, n. [CF. Icel. þveit a
piece of land, fr. þvīta 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.]
&fist; Thwaite occurs in composition as the last element in many
names of places in the north of England; as, in Rosthwaite,
Stonethwaite.
Thwaite (?), n. (Zoöl.) The
twaite.
Thwaite, n. [CF. Icel. þveit a
piece of land, fr. þvīta 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.]
&fist; Thwaite occurs in composition as the last element in many
names of places in the north of England; as, in Rosthwaite,
Stonethwaite.
