Bible Dictionaries
Overthwart
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To cross; to oppose.
(2):
(n.) That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.
(3):
(prep.) Across; from alde to side of.
(4):
(adv.) Across; crosswise; transversely.
(5):
(a.) Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing.
(6):
(a.) Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Overthwart'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/overthwart.html. 1828.