Definition of forest

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Forest (n.) A large extent or precinct of country, generally waste and woody, belonging to the sovereign, set apart for the keeping of game for his use, not inclosed, but distinguished by certain limits, and protected by certain laws, courts, and officers of its own..

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Swainship :: Swainmote (n.) A court held before the verders of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, thrice every year, the swains, or freeholders, within the forest composing the jury..
Forestal :: Forestal (a.) Of or pertaining to forests; as, forestal rights..
Palmerworm :: Palmerworm (n.) In America, the larva of any one of several moths, which destroys the foliage of fruit and forest trees, esp. the larva of Ypsolophus pometellus, which sometimes appears in vast numbers..
Stall :: Stall (v. t.) To forestall; to anticipitate. Havin.
Walker :: Walker (n.) A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain space for inspection; a forester.
Reafforest :: Reafforest (v. t.) To convert again into a forest, as a region of country..
Windfall :: Windfall (n.) Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or the tree itself, or a portion of a forest prostrated by a violent wind, etc..
Unfrequented :: Unfrequented (a.) Rarely visited; seldom or never resorted to by human beings; as, an unfrequented place or forest..
Horsefly :: Horsefly (n.) The horse tick or forest fly (Hippobosca).
Herbage :: Herbage (n.) The liberty or right of pasture in the forest or in the grounds of another man.
Regarder :: Regarder (n.) An officer appointed to supervise the forest.
Staddle :: Staddle (v. i.) A small tree of any kind, especially a forest tree..
Inhabit :: Inhabit (v. t.) To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses..
Disforest :: Disforest (v. t.) To clear or deprive of forests or trees.
Mastful :: Mastful (a.) Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the mastful forest; a mastful chestnut..
Dense :: Dense (a.) Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense crowd; a dense forest; a dense fog..
Nemophilist :: Nemophilist (n.) One who is fond of forest or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods.
Opening :: Opening (n.) A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak openings..
Wald :: Wald (n.) A forest; -- used as a termination of names. See Weald.
Royalty :: Royalty (n.) A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property..
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