thwaite

Meanings

Plural: thwaites

Noun

A piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing.
Alternative form of twaite.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

assart, riding, royd

Scrabble Score: 13

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Words With Friends Score: 12

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