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单词 thwaite
释义

Definition of thwaite in English:

thwaite

nounθweɪt
  • in place names A piece of wild land cleared or reclaimed for cultivation.

    新开地,开垦地

    Bassenthwaite
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is full of fells and pikes, dales and thwaites, all old Viking words which are preserved here but not used widely elsewhere.
    • The lesser topographical names like thorpe, and in Norwegian-dominated areas thwaite, were marginal settlements and clearings.

Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse thveit, thveiti 'paddock', literally 'cut piece'.

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