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thwart

 (n): a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
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4 months ago chained_bear said:

"...the boats pulled fast across the water, with never a sound but the creak of thwarts and thole-pins and the gurgle of oars."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Letter of Marque, 104

about 1 year ago reesetee said:

Gosh, this word is fun to say. Thwart. Thwart.

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