An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To Thow, v. a. To remove the rigour produced by cold, S.
Ramsay.

Thow, Thowe, s. Thaw, S.
Burns.

Smore thow, A heavy snow, accompanied with a strong wind, which, as it were, threatens to smore, or smother one, Ang.

THOWEL, s. The nitch or hollow in which the oar of a boat acts, Loth.

A. S. thole, scamnus a quo pendet remus; E. thole.

THOWLESS, adj. Inactive.
V. [Thewles].

Thowlesnes, Thowlysnes, s. Inactivity.
Wyntown.

THOWRROURIS, s. pl. Perh. skorrowris.
V. [Scurrour].
Wallace.

THRA, THRO, adj.
1. Eager, earnest.
Sir Tristrem.
2. Brave, courageous.
Wallace.
3. Obstinate, pertinacious.
Barbour.
4. Reluctant, averse.
Douglas.

Isl. thra, pertinacia; thraa-r, thra, pertinax.