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Traverse :: Traverse (adv.) Athwart; across; crosswise.

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

Traverse :: Traverse (a.) Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for unlucky traverses not under his control..

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..

Thwartingly :: Thwartingly (adv.) In a thwarting or obstructing manner; so as to thwart.

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..

Baffle :: Baffle (v. t.) To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or defeat; to thwart..

Thwarted :: Thwarted (imp. & p. p.) of Thwar.

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

Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles; to obstruct; to bring to naught.

Thwart :: Thwart (v. t.) To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat..

Thwart :: Thwart (a.) Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.

Checkmate :: Checkmate (v. t.) To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart.

Thwarter :: Thwarter (n.) A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling, or convulsive motions..

Double-bank :: Double-bank (v. t.) To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.

Thwart :: Thwart (n.) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat..

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

Intervent :: Intervent (v. t.) To thwart; to obstruct.

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..

Cross :: Cross (prep.) Athwart; across.

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