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past participle of assart n. The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest. n. A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted for cultivation; a clea…

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  1. past participle of assart n. The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest. n. A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted for cultivation; a clearing. v. t. To grub up, as trees; to commit an assart upon; as, to assart land or trees.