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Overthwart :: Overthwart (v. t.) To cross; to oppose.

Travers :: Travers (a.) Across; athwart.

Overthwart :: Overthwart (prep.) Across; from alde to side of.

Thwarting :: Thwarting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thwar.

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree..

Prevention :: Prevention (n.) The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting..

Ledge :: Ledge (n.) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams..

Athwart :: Athwart (adv.) Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.

Overthwart :: Overthwart (a.) Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite..

Overthwartness :: Overthwartness (n.) The state of being overthwart; perverseness.

Across :: Across (adv.) Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.

Transverse :: Transverse (n.) Anything that is transverse or athwart.

Thwart :: Thwart (a.) Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.

Rub :: Rub (v. t.) To hinder; to cross; to thwart.

Hawse :: Hawse (n.) The distance ahead to which the cables usually extend; as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul hawse; to anchor in our hawse, or athwart hawse..

Spite :: Spite (v. t.) To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.

Thaught :: Thaught (n.) See Thwart.

Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To run counter to; to thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to clash or interfere with.

Thwart :: Thwart (v. i.) To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.

Manger :: Manger (n.) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters the hawse holes from running over it..

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