endwise
Example Sentences
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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
He closed the discussion by spearing half a dill pickle with a fork and inserting it endwise in his mouth.
From The Competitive Nephew by Montague Glass
Thus a link or a double-eye would be dipped endwise, a plate edgewise; but all pieces should be immersed as quickly as possible after the box is opened.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Spindle r may be adjusted endwise in t, so that it may be adjusted to suit different lengths of rolls without moving the bearing blocks b.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
