Word Study
edgeways
CIDE DICTIONARY
edgeways, adv.
With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge. [1913 Webster]
"the form edgeways is now uncommon." [PJC]
"Glad to get in a word, as they say, edgeways." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
edgeways, adv. (also edgewise)
1 with the edge uppermost or towards the viewer.
2 edge to edge.
1 with the edge uppermost or towards the viewer.
2 edge to edge.
Idiom
get a word in edgeways contribute to a conversation when the dominant speaker pauses briefly.
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