Thwāite, n.

n. [Prov. Eng. near Gloucester, twāite.]

1. (Ichth.) A certain fish; a species of the shad; the twaite. See TWAITE.
2. [Norm. Fr. twāite.] A parcel of ground, cleared of wood and stumps, inclosed and converted to tillage. [Prov. Eng.]