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thrawn

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thrawn  (thrôn)
adj. Chiefly Scots
1. Crooked or twisted; misshapen.
2. Perverse; contrary.
[Scots, past participle of thraw, to twist, wrench, from Middle English thrauen, from Old English thrwan; see throw.]
thrawnly adv.
thrawn [θrɔːn]
adj Scot and northern English dialect
1. crooked or twisted
2. stubborn; perverse
[Northern English dialect, variant of thrown, from Old English thrāwan to twist about, throw]
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