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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..

Thwart :: Thwart (a.) Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.

Crossly :: Crossly (adv.) Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.

Thwartness :: Thwartness (n.) The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity; perverseness.

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

Thwart :: Thwart (v. i.) Hence, to be in opposition; to clash..

Double-banked :: Double-banked (a.) Applied to a kind of rowing in which the rowers sit side by side in twos, a pair of oars being worked from each bank or thwart..

Athwart :: Athwart (prep.) Across; from side to side of.

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

Transverse :: Transverse (a.) Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal..

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

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

Aboard :: Aboard (prep.) Across; athwart.

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

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

Aslant :: Aslant (prep.) In a slanting direction over; athwart.

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

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

Thwartly :: Thwartly (adv.) Transversely; obliquely.

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

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