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Travers

travers

Across; athwart. The earl . . . Caused . . . High trees to be hewn down, and laid travers one over another. (ld. Berners)

Origin: F. Travers, breadth, extent from side, a travers, en travers, de travers, across, athwart. See Traverse.


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