n. A disease of sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling, or convulsive motions.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling, or convulsive motions.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who crosses or goes athwart.
n. One who or that which thwarts or crosses.
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n. someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
Word Usage
"In this room he had often outwatched the night, chewing the cud of his wrongs, invoking vengeance upon the thwarter of his hopes, and swearing through his teeth to even the balance between them."