thwaite
1 of 2noun
ˈthwāt
plural -s
dialectal
: a piece of land used as a meadow, field, or pasture
specifically : forestland cleared and converted to tillage
thwaite
2 of 2 variants or thwaite shad
variant of twaite
Word History
Etymology
Noun
of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thveit parcel of land; akin to Old English thwītan to cut, cut off