longways

[ lawng-weyz, long- ]
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adverb
  1. Dance. in two long lines with the couples facing each other: to perform a country dance longways.

adjective

Origin of longways

1
First recorded in 1580–90; long1 + -ways

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British Dictionary definitions for longways

longways

US and Canadian longwise (ˈlɒŋˌwaɪz)

/ (ˈlɒŋˌweɪz) /


adverb
  1. another word for lengthways

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