thwaite

Speech parts

1. thwaite - Noun

2. Thwaite - Proper noun

Meaning

The twaite.

Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart.

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Examples

Crystal, p 25. many others end in -thorpe ("farm"), -thwaite ("clearing"), and -toft ("homestead"). Source: Internet

Elements like fell, thwaite and tarn, which are particularly common in Cumbria, are all Norse. Source: Internet

The posthumous publication by Anthony Thwaite in 1992 of his letters triggered controversy about his personal life and political views, described by John Banville as hair-raising, but also in places hilarious. Source: Internet

Thwaite, 114. Gosse "denied any connection with Plymouth" and sometimes called himself simply a member of the church of Christ. Source: Internet

Thwaite, 125, 129. Gosse's insatiable curiosity included trying to eat the birds. Source: Internet

Thwaite, 194. A few months before Gosse was honored, his wife discovered that she had breast cancer. Source: Internet

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