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

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

But in other woods, the ends of some cells which meet endwise are absorbed, thus forming a continuous series of elements which constitute an open tube.

From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William

Another plan is to let the back gear move endwise and bush its bearing holes with hardened steel bushes.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Some I broke and put in endwise, and I was careful to give all as irregular a setting as possible, till the top was reached.

From The Idyl of Twin Fires by Eaton, Walter Prichard