See Also: milksop(dictionary)
milksop(dictionary)

thwaite (iou) and milksop (oh)


thwaite (iou)



thwaite noun. dial. Now rare exc. in place-names. ME.
[Old Norse Tveit(i) piece of land, paddock (lit. 'cutting, cut-piece'), rel. to Old English Twitan to cut (off). Cf. THWITE.]
A piece of ground; esp. a piece of wild ground cleared from forest or reclaimed for arable.

milksop (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: milksop 'bread softened in milk' (14-15 centuries)]
a boy or man who is too gentle and weak, and who is afraid to do anything difficult or dangerous