"assart" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈsɑː(ɹ)t/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-assart.wav Forms: assarts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t Etymology: From French essart from Vulgar Latin exsartum. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|essart}} French essart, {{der|en|VL.|exsartum}} Vulgar Latin exsartum Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} assart (countable and uncountable, plural assarts)
  1. Forest land cleared for agriculture. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-assart-en-noun-LIH2uCCS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 39 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 36 18
  2. (law, obsolete) The act or offence of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-assart-en-noun-yegaRh7u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 39 16 Topics: law

Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈsɑː(ɹ)t/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-assart.wav Forms: assarts [present, singular, third-person], assarting [participle, present], assarted [participle, past], assarted [past]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t Etymology: From French essart from Vulgar Latin exsartum. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|essart}} French essart, {{der|en|VL.|exsartum}} Vulgar Latin exsartum Head templates: {{en-verb}} assart (third-person singular simple present assarts, present participle assarting, simple past and past participle assarted)
  1. To clear forest land for agriculture; remove stumps. Related terms: thwaite
    Sense id: en-assart-en-verb-33bskJg2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 39 16

Inflected forms

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