thwaite
/ (θweɪt) /
noun(in place names)
a piece of land cleared from forest or reclaimed from wasteland
Origin of thwaite
1from Old Norse thveit paddock
Words Nearby thwaite
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How to use thwaite in a sentence
"It's an ill wind as blows nobody good," said thwaite himself.
That Lass O' Lowrie's | Frances Hodgson Burnettthwaite's wife had a practical enough explanation of the case.
That Lass O' Lowrie's | Frances Hodgson BurnettIt would have been as easy for Marker to send the note to thwaite, whom he had long known.
The Half-Hearted | John BuchanI think thwaite is good enough, and I should be no manner of use.
The Half-Hearted | John BuchanHe found thwaite at breakfast, just returned from his travels.
The Half-Hearted | John Buchan
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