endwise
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It was carefully arranged out of the eyes of peacock feathers, exactly as if a stiff peacock fan had been erected endwise on his head.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Had it lodged endwise it would have jammed the stick even farther forward, and I would have had to jump or dive in with the ship.
From Test Pilot by Jimmy Collins
In the former position it breaks the grain endwise, while in the latter it wedges it apart.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Some I broke and put in endwise, and I was careful to give all as irregular a setting as possible, till the top was reached.
From The Idyl of Twin Fires by Walter Prichard Eaton
Another plan is to let the back gear move endwise and bush its bearing holes with hardened steel bushes.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
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