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 assart
 開墾,開墾地(vi.)開墾

 As·sart n.
 1. Old Law The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest.
 2. A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted for cultivation; a clearing.
 Assart land, forest land cleared of woods and brush.

 As·sart, v. t. To grub up, as trees; to commit an assart upon; as, to assart land or trees.
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