fanwise
[fan-wahyz]
- spread out like an open fan: to hold cards fanwise.
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Origin of fanwise
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We lowered and spread out, fanwise, from the bark and made for the whales.
Swept Out to SeaW. Bertram Foster
He drew a dilapidated pack of cards from his pocket and spread them fanwise.
The Land of Strong MenArthur M. Chisholm
The chain of the hills swung sharply away to the east, and the path broadened, fanwise, east and west.
Polaris of the SnowsCharles B. Stilson