thwaite

From Middle English *thwait, a borrowing from Old Norse þveit (“paddock”). Compare Old Norse þveita (“to hurl”) (see whittle), Danish døjt (“¹⁄₁₆₀ of the gulden”, dialectal: “a small coin”), German Deut, Dutch duit. Cognate with Old English þwītan (“to thwite; cut; cut off”). Doublet of doit, and possibly of twat.

• IPA^(key): /θweɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪt

thwaite (plural thwaites)

1. (archaic) A piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing.

   Synonyms: riding, royd (dialectal), assart

   Coordinate terms: glade, meadow, clearcut

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thwaite (plural thwaites)

1. Alternative form of twaite.

• “thwaite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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