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thwart-saw
ˈthwart-saw Now dial. Forms: see thwart. A saw for sawing timber across; a cross-cut saw.1404 Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 396, iij sawes irined ex officio, et iij twhertsawes, ij handsawes. 1465 Finchale Invent. (Surtees) p. ccxcix, In primis,..j twortsaw, j twybyll, j hak, j pyk. 1567 Wills & Inv. ... 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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