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

A straw has been known to penetrate the body of a tree endwise by the extreme velocity imparted to it when carried in the vortex of a tornado.

From Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. by Gray, Elisha

The curtains were made by setting logs endwise in the ground, the whole being surrounded by a ditch, making a work of ample strength.

From The Journal of Lieut. John L. Hardenbergh of the Second New York Continental Regiment from May 1 to October 3, 1779, in General Sullivan's Campaign Against the Western Indians With an Introduction, Copious Historical Notes, and Maps of the Battle-field of Newtown and Groveland Ambuscade by Hardenbergh, John Leonard

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 Collins, Jimmy

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 Rose, Joshua