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travers
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travers, adv. [F. travers, breadth, extent from side, à travers, en travers, de travers, across, athwart. See Traverse, a. ].
Across; athwart. [1913 Webster]
"The earl . . . caused . . . high trees to be hewn down, and laid travers one over another." [1913 Webster]
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