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thoft (iou)



thoft noun. .
[Old English Tofte = Old Norse Topta (Norwegian, Danish tofte), Old High German dofte, Middle & mod. Low German ducht (German Ducht), Middle Dutch dofte, dochte (Dutch doft), from Germanic from Indo-European base meaning 'squat, sit low'. Cf. THOUGHT noun2.]
A rower's bench, a thwart.