thwart
thwart definition
thwart (t̸hwôrt)
adjective
- lying or extending across something else; transverse; oblique
- Obsolete perverse
Etymology: ME thwert < ON thvert, neut. of thverr, transverse < IE *terk-, to turn (prob. < *ter-, to rub with rotary motion > throw) > L torquere, to twist, turn
adverb,
Archaic athwart
noun
- a rower's seat extending across a boat
- a brace extending across a canoe
transitive verb
- Obsolete to extend or place over or across
- to hinder, obstruct, frustrate, or defeat (a person, plans, etc.)
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