English regional (northern). An area of woodland set aside for cutting, felling, or coppicing; a coppice or copse; spec. (now chiefly south Yorkshire…

A thick or dense part of a wood.

‘A part or division of a Forrest’ (Phillips 1671). Apparently only Scottish. Obsolete.

A tract of forest land having as its extent the area regularly patrolled by a superintending officer (cf. sense 9); a division of a forest placed…

Law. Now historical. The area under the jurisdiction of an officer appointed to carry out inspections of forests.

Probably: = ride, n.2 1. Also English regional (Northamptonshire): a division of a royal forest; cf. riding, n.2 1. Obsolete. rare.

An area of woodland set aside for regular felling or (esp.) coppicing; a coppice. Cf. hag, n.2 3b. historical in later use.