n. (Zool.) The twaite. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ CF. Icel. þveit a piece of land, fr. þvīta to cut. See Thwite, and cf. Doit, and Twaite land cleared of woods. ] Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Thwaite occurs in composition as the last element in many names of places in the north of England; as, in Rosthwaite, Stonethwaite. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry,
“Make room, ” as if a duke were passing by. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
Coast waiter.
n.
The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry,
“Make room, ” as if a duke were passing by. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
Coast waiter.