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throward

adj

throward

adj

Etymology From throw + -ward. Compare thraward.

1

Figuratively Twisted; crooked.

  • Before triumphing he heartily beseeches Railton to put Sadler and Croftes in mind of the writer's former request, that men ... be appointed not only over the English soldiers, but also to correct the disobedience of the throward Scottish footmen; […]1865, Calendar of State Papers, Foreign Series, of the Reign of Elizabeth

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