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cross-plough
ˈcross-ˌplough, v. [cross- 6.] trans. To plough (a field) across the furrows of a former ploughing. Hence ˈcross-ˌploughing vbl. n.c 1644 G. Plattes in Hartlib's Legacy (1655) 187 He ploughed [it] up at Michaelmass..and afterward cross ploughed it. 1759 tr. Duhamel's Husb. i. vi. (1762) 15 Let the w... Oxford English Dictionary
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thwart
▪ I. thwart, n.1 Now rare. (θwɔːt) [f. thwart v.] An act or instance of thwarting; a check, hindrance, obstruction, frustration.1611 Cotgr. s.v. Vent, Batu de mauvais vent, crost by a contrarie, or malignant thwart. 1632 Rowley New Wonder i. 11 Full oft, and many have I heard complaine Of discontent... Oxford English Dictionary
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cross
▪ I. cross, n. (krɒs, krɔːs) Also crois, croice; corse: see below. [English has had several types of this word, derived by different channels from L. cruc-em (nom. crux, in late L. crucis, It. croce, Pr. crotz, Sp. cruz, OF. cruiz, croiz, later crois). The native name was OE. ród, rood; but in late ... Oxford English Dictionary
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cut
▪ I. cut, n.1 (kʌt) Also cutt, -e. [Origin and original sense uncertain. This has been usually regarded as merely a special use of cut n.2 (under which it is still treated in recent dictionaries); but to this identification two considerations are opposed. First, cut ‘the act or result of cutting’ is... Oxford English Dictionary
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