1. (Mathematics) a quadrilateral having neither pair of sides parallel. 2. (Mathematics) Also called: trapezium (Brit, Austral., NZ, and South African)US and Canadian a quadrilateral having two parallel sides of unequal length. 3. (Anatomy) a small bone of the wrist near the base of the index finger.
Barnstable County Town of Harwich websites: Official Harwich home page; Harwich online resources: View & Pay Online for Motor Vehicle Excise Tax; View & Pay Online for Personal Property Tax; View & Pay Online for Real Estate Tax; Many of the links above are to external Web sites.
It was officially incorporated in 1884, the last town to be incorporated in Barnstable County. It was named for Jonathan Bourne Sr., whose father, Richard Bourne, served in the Massachusetts General Court at the time of settlement, as well as helping to found the settlement in Mashpee. The town lies at the northeast corner of Buzzards Bay and is the site of Aptucxet Trading Post, the nation's oldest store.