ridding
ridding · riddings
An area of land which has been cleared of trees, an assartAn area of land which has been cleared of trees, an assart
US/ɹˈɪdɪŋ/
Meaning
1 senses(England, Northern)An area of land which has been cleared of trees, an assart
Origin
From Middle English riddyng, reddyng, ryddyng, rudyng, from Old English hryding (“a cleariFrom Middle English riddyng, reddyng, ryddyng, rudyng, from Old English hryding (“a clearing, a patch of cleared land”), equivalent to rid + -ing.
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