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assart

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /əˈsɑː(ɹ)t/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Forest land cleared for agriculture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: riding, royd, thwaite

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act or offence of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: slashing

3

verb

Meaning 3

To clear forest land for agriculture; remove stumps.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1775, John Ash, The New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language, London: Edward & Charles Dilly, Volume I, ASSART v.t. [...] To clear away wood.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French essart from Vulgar Latin exsartum.