What does travers mean?
Travers means (obsolete) across; athwart.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(obsolete) across; athwart.
1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles The earl […] caused […] high trees to be hewn down, and laid travers one over another.
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Travers means (obsolete) across; athwart.
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1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles The earl […] caused […] high trees to be hewn down, and laid travers one over another.
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