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A rower's bench; = thwart, n.2
A rower's bench; = thwart, n.2
Chiefly historical. The bench occupied by the rowers of each oar in a galley.
A seat across a boat, on which the rower sits; a rower's bench.
Ancient Greek History. A cross-bench or thwart for rowers.