longwise
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of longwise
Example Sentences
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The result is you will be stretched out longwise, and squashed in sideways.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2016
McIlroy teed up his ball -- with the logos longwise and on the sides, so that they resembled apostrophes -- then threatened it with 440 cubic centimeters of red clubhead.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 2, 2013
He sank two lumps of sugar deftly longwise through the whipped cream.
From Ulysses by James Joyce
Vary in the season with Green-pease, or Cucumber quartered longwise, or Green sower Verjuyce Grapes; always well-seasoned with Pepper and Salt and Cloves.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by Anne MacDonell
“Nearly done questioning?” said Van Heldre, doubling the notes longwise.
From The Haute Noblesse A Novel by George Manville Fenn
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