thwart
4thwart
nounDefinition of THWART
: a seat extending athwart a boat
Origin of THWART
alteration of obsolete thought, thoft, from Middle English thoft, from Old English thofte; akin to Old High German dofta rower's seat
First Known Use: circa 1736
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