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overthwart
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overthwart \O"ver*thwart"\ ([=o]"v[~e]r*thw[add]rt"), a.
1. Having a transverse position; placed or situated across;
hence, opposite. "Our overthwart neighbors." --Dryden.
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2. Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse;
opposing. "Overthwart humor." --Clarendon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overthwart \O"ver*thwart"\, adv. Across; crosswise; transversely. "Y'clenched overthwart and endelong." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overthwart \O"ver*thwart"\, prep. Across; from alde to side of. "Huge trees overthwart one another." --Milton. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overthwart \O"ver*thwart`\, n. That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition. [Obs.] --Surrey. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overthwart \O`ver*thwart"\, v. t. To cross; to oppose. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
