n. (Zool.) The twaite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ CF. Icel. þveit a piece of land, fr. þvīta to cut. See Thwite, and cf. Doit, and Twaite land cleared of woods. ] Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Thwaite occurs in composition as the last element in many names of places in the north of England; as, in Rosthwaite, Stonethwaite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table. [ 1913 Webster ]

The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry,
“Make room, ” as if a duke were passing by. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. [ 1913 Webster ]

Coast waiter. See under Coast, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table. [ 1913 Webster ]

The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry,
“Make room, ” as if a duke were passing by. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. [ 1913 Webster ]

Coast waiter. See under Coast, n. [ 1913 Webster ]