Thwaite n. Zool. The twaite.
Thwaite, n. Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Note: ☞ Thwaite occurs in composition as the last element in many names of places in the north of England; as, in Rosthwaite, Stonethwaite. ◄ ►