THWAITE

Meaning of THWAITE in English

[ θweɪt ]

■ noun [in place names ] a piece of wild land cleared or reclaimed for cultivation.

Origin

ME: from ON thveit , thveiti 'paddock', lit. 'cut piece'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

THWAITE — County: North Yorkshire Post Code: DL11
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
THWAITE — I. ˈthwāt noun ( -s ) Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thveit parcel of land; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THWAITE — (n.) Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart.
Английский словарь Webster
THWAITE — (n.) The twaite.
Английский словарь Webster
THWAITE — ( n. ) The twaite.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWAITE — ( n. ) Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWAITE — noun the twaite. 2. thwaite ·noun forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart.
Webster English vocab
THWAITE — Thwaite BrE AmE θweɪt ▷ Thwaites θweɪts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THWAITE — n. Brit. dial. a piece of wild land made arable. °Now usually only in place-names. [ON thveit(i) paddock, rel. to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THWAITE — n. Brit. dial. a piece of wild land made arable. °Now usually only in place-names. [ ON thveit(i) paddock, rel. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THWAITE — n. Brit. dial. a piece of wild land made arable. Usage: Now usually only in place-names. Etymology: ON thveit(i) paddock, …
Oxford English vocab
THWAITE ST MARY — County: Norfolk Post Code: NR35
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THWAITE HEAD — County: Cumbria Post Code: LA12
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THWAITE SHAD — I. noun see twaite II. see thwaite II
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWAITE — ˈtwāt noun or twaite shad also thwaite or thwaite shad ˈt(h)wāt- ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown : a European …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWAITE — (n.) A piece of cleared ground. See Thwaite.
Английский словарь Webster
TWAITE — ( n. ) A piece of cleared ground. See Thwaite.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWAT — /twaht/ , n. Slang ( vulgar ). vulva. [ 1650-60; perh. orig. dial. var. of * thwat, * thwot, presumed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TWAITE — noun a piece of cleared ground. ·see thwaite. 2. twaite ·noun a european shad; called also twaite shad. ·see …
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