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overthwart(1) (iou)



overthwart adjective & noun. obsolete exc. dial. ME.
[formed as OVERTHWART adverb.]
A. adjective.
Lying crosswise or across something else; transverse. ME.
fig. Inclined to cross or oppose; perverse, contentious, contrary, hostile. ME.
(Situated) opposite. M16-L17.
B. absol. as noun.
(A thing lying in) a transverse or cross direction. LME-M17.
(An) opposite point. rare. Only in L17.