"twaite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tweɪt/ Forms: twaites [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: Uncertain. First known reference is from 1609. “Twait | Twaite, N.” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/8799204939. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{!}} | Head templates: {{en-noun}} twaite (plural twaites)
  1. (dialectal) A fish, the twaite shad, Alosa fallax Tags: dialectal Categories (lifeform): Herrings

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