lengthways

[lengkth-weyz, length-, lenth-]

adverb, adjective

lengthwise.

Origin of lengthways

First recorded in 1590–1600; length + -ways

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Examples from the Web for lengthways

Historical Examples of lengthways

Then cut them lengthways into bits, two or three inches long, and simmer them in a white sauce, made of two spoonfuls of broth.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,
Mary Eaton
Now as to the size of the weather in New England—lengthways, I mean.
Mark Twain's Speeches
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Now as to the size of the weather in New England lengthways, I mean.
Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
After the hewing was done, we sawed it lengthways into two pieces.
Then and Now
Robert Vaughn
Scratch them lengthways with the toothed-plane, or with the edge of a file.
Woodworking for Beginners
Charles Gardner Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for lengthways

lengthways

lengthwise

adverb, adjective

in, according to, or along the direction of length

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Word Origin and History for lengthways

1590s, from length + -way, with adverbial genitive -s.