Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Twaite /(twāt)/ · IPA /tweɪt/ n. n. 01 n. A European shad; -- called also twaite shad. See Shad. 1. A European shad; -- called also twaite shad. See Shad.(Zool.) Also: twaite shad See: Shad 02 n. A piece of cleared ground. See Thwaite. 1. A piece of cleared ground. See Thwaite.(O. Eng. Law) See: Thwaite