sideling

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sideling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sideling \Side"ling\, adv. [OE. sideling, fr. side side. See
     Side, and cf. Sidelong, Headlong.]
     Sidelong; on the side; laterally; also, obliquely; askew.
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           A fellow nailed up maps . . . some sideling, and others
           upside down.                             --Swift.
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  Sideling \Side"ling\, a.
     Inclining to one side; directed toward one side; sloping;
     inclined; as, sideling ground.
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