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Pronunciation : As*sart"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. essart the grubbing up of trees, fr. essarter to grub up or clear ground of bushes, shrubs, trees, etc., fr. LL. exartum, exartare, for exsaritare; L. ex + sarire, sarrire, saritum, to hoe, weed.]
Definition : 1. (Old Law)

Defn: The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the tickets or coverts of a forest. Spelman. Cowell.

2. A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted for cultivation; a clearing. Ash. Assart land, forest land cleared of woods and brush.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : As*sart"
Part of Speech : v. t.
Definition : Defn: To grub up, as trees; to commit an assart upon; as, to assart land or trees. Ashmole.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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