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sidehill

[ sahyd-hil ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌhɪl /

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noun

a hillside.

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Origin of sidehill

First recorded in 1665–75; side¹ + hill

Words nearby sidehill

side-eye, side-eyed, side-foot, side-glance, sidehead, sidehill, side horse, side hustle, sidekick, sidelight, sideline

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How to use sidehill in a sentence

Toward this they went, following the sidehill and gradually dipping down 238 through heavy underbrush.
Brand Blotters|William MacLeod Raine
MacQueen had resaddled after their luncheon, and they were climbing a long sidehill that looked over a dry valley.
Brand Blotters|William MacLeod Raine
Looked me square in the eye, and told me to be careful with sidehill ditches, and so on, just as if it didn't affect him at all.
Desert Conquest|A. M. Chisholm
Somehow the joke got out, and old Pipe rent his garments and swore vengeance on the Sidehill Whirlwind.
Looking Back|Merrick Abner Richardson

They were ascending a narrow trail which ran 256 along the sidehill through the timber.
Brand Blotters|William MacLeod Raine