rightwiseadv.
/ˈrʌɪtwʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈraɪtˌwaɪz/ rare.
In a right-hand direction; clockwise.
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1901 W. H. D. Rouse Jātaka IV. 305 He with his queen made the circuit of the whole city rightwise.
1961 Language 37 91 In both a leftwise and a rightwise direction.
1998 S. Brust Dragon 189 Moving rightwise around the wagons and the tent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adv.1901- to pull a person's coat
- to pull a person's leg
- to pull a person's pisser
- to pull a person's plonker
- to pull a pigeon
- to pull a plover
- to pull a rabbit out of a hat
- to pull a rat
- to pull a rock
- to pull a stroke
- to pull a swiftie
- to pull a train
- to pull a whitey
- to pull about
- to pull an all-nighter
- to pull an allnighter
- to pull an old house on one's head
- to pull apart
- to pull asunder
- to pull at the heartstrings
- to pull away
- to pull away the shoulder
- to pull back
- to pull by the ear
- to pull by the ears