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
The shell d is secured to h by the screws i, which pass through slots in a, and therefore move endwise when h is operated by its hand-lever.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Here and there stone slabs stuck up, planted endwise in the earth like gravestones in a cemetery.
From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
The coal is well wetted and packed around and above the bar, which is then pulled out endwise, leaving a blast hole through the coal, as is shown in the end view Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
"I see it, an' I never saw a piece o' cat-brier move endwise before," said Shorty, fixing his eyes on the string-like green.
From Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures by John McElroy
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