The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thaught
Thaught \Thaught\ (th[add]t), n. (Naut.) See Thwart.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
thaught
"rower's bench," 1620s, alteration of thoft, from Old English þofte, from Proto-Germanic *thufto- (cognates: Dutch doft, German ducht), from PIE *tupta-, from root *tup- "to squat."
Wiktionary
thaught
n. (context nautical English) (alternative form of thwart English)
Usage examples of "thaught".
He wiz trying tay bribe me becose he thaught I wiz goantae kill him, whitch I wiz, an he sed if I didnae hed give us this reely intirestin an usefyull familyar tay keep watch at niyht an giv us oll that advyce an that.