Assart

/əˈsɑːrt/ noun, verb

A clearing made in a forest for cultivation; to clear forest land for farming or settlement.

From Old French essarter, from Vulgar Latin exsartire, meaning 'to pull out roots.' The term entered English through Norman French.

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