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assarting

assarting is the present participle and gerund of assart.

Meaning of assart

Verb

assart (third-person singular simple present assarts, present participle assarting, simple past and past participle assarted)

  1. To clear forest land for agriculture; remove stumps.
    • […] if a man sue out a Licence to assart his grounds in the Forest, and to make it several for Tillage, then it is no offence.1661, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, London: George Sawbridge

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Questions about assarting

What is assarting the present participle and gerund of?
Assarting is the present participle and gerund of assart.

Words near assarting in the dictionary

  1. assarii
  2. assarion
  3. assarius
  4. assart
  5. assarted
  6. assarting
  7. assarts
  8. assassin
  9. assassin bug
  10. assassin bugs
  11. assassin flies

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