assart

Meanings

Plural: assarts

Noun

Forest land cleared for agriculture.
The act or offence of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest.

Verb

To clear forest land for agriculture; remove stumps.

Origin / Etymology

From French essart from Vulgar Latin exsartum.

Synonyms

riding, royd, thwaite

Scrabble Score: 6

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assart is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

assart is a valid Words With Friends word