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slaunchways, -wise, adv. and a. U.S. colloq.|ˈslɔːntʃweɪz, -waɪz|
Also slanch-, slawnch-.
[Alteration of slantways adv., slantwise adv. and a.]
Slanting(ly), oblique(ly); out of true. Also fig.
1913H. Kephart Our Southern Highlanders xiii. 294 Slaunchways denotes slanting. 1923Dialect Notes V. 236 Slawnch-wise, adj., slantwise, slanting, out of true. 1933Amer. Speech VIII. iii. 82 A Texas colleague of mine..said he wanted a full-width bed so that he could lie slaunchwise part of the time. 1941Sat. Even. Post 5 Apr. 23/2 The race tide would slap him slanchways pronto. 1944Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. ii. 61 ‘The road runs slaunchways across the field.’ ‘Don't hold your cup slaunchways; you'll spill your coffee.’ 1981N.Y. Times Mag. 19 Apr. 10 If you think Professor Cassidy's ideas are slaunchwise or skewhiffy, harass him directly. |