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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TWAITE

Twaite, n. Etym: [Prov. E.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A European shad; -- called also twaite shad. See Shad.

 

TWAITE

Twaite, n. (O. Eng. Law )

 

Defn: A piece of cleared ground. See Thwaite.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

twaite shad

twaite shad |ˈtwāt ˌSHad ˈtweɪt ˌʃæd | ▶noun a European shad (fish ) with a deep blue back, silvery sides, and some spotting. [Alosa fallax, family Clupeidae. ] ORIGIN early 17th cent. (as twaite ): of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

twaite shad

twaite shad |tweɪt | ▶noun a European shad (fish ) with a deep blue back, silvery sides, and some spotting. ●Alosa fallax, family Clupeidae. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (as twaite ): of unknown origin.