side workn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪd wəːk/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪd ˌwərk/

Forms: see side n.¹ and work n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: side n.¹, work n.

Etymology: < side n.¹ + work n.

1. A fortification or other defensive structure protecting the side of a position, body of troops, etc. Later only in plural. Cf. flanker n.¹ 1. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > works at side

flanker1550

flank1590

side work1633

flancard1767

1633 W. Watts Swedish Intelligencer: 3rd & 4th Pts. iii. 87 Having with good diligence also, brought downe some new peeces of Ordnance unto a side-Worke which flanckered the Ravelin.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. xlv. 91 A side-work composed of earth, gabions, or faschins.

1834 W. F. P. Napier Hist. War Penins. IV. xiii. v. 96 The rampart..was also cut off from the town, and from the side works, by an internal ditch and retrenchment.

1860 M. Macdermott tr. E. Viollet-le-Duc Ess. Mil. Archit. Middle Ages 86 A portcullis, overhanging sheds and two small side works, or posts, defended the gate.

1956 R. A. Preston et al. Men in Arms viii. 121 The rowers were protected while going into battle by light wooden sideworks (pavesades).

2000 D. L. Russell Amer. Revol. Southern Colonies vii. 88/2 Out from the fort, at right angles to the rear walls, were the cavaliers which were hastily constructed sideworks used to provide some protection to troops.

2. Additional or subsidiary work; spec. (colloquial, in a restaurant, etc.) tasks such as setting tables, polishing silverware, etc., carried out by waiting staff in addition to their main work of serving customers.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > other types of work

church worka1225

kirk work1418

fieldwork1441

labour of love1592

life's work1660

shop work1696

outwork1707

private practice1724

tide-work1739

sales-work1775

marshing1815

work in progress1815

life-work1837

relief work1844

sharp practice1847

near work1850

slop-work1861

repetition work1866

side work1875

rework1878

wage-slavery1886

work in progress1890

war work1891

busywork1893

screen work1912

staff-work1923

gig work1927

knowledge work1959

WIP1966

telework1970

playwork1986

laboratory work2002

1875 Presbyterian Q. Apr. 312 If any man feels sure that he has a mission in some form of side-work, to dive into saloons and force his prayers on the inmates; to mount a dry goods box at the street corners..I would not think to hinder him.

1889 J. Whitehead Steward's Handbk. 190/2 The windows and globes must be washed, the butter cut or moulded into forms and the casters washed and refilled, also the glassware carefully wiped and polished. Now, all this is called side work.

1910 A. Oliver Life G. C. Hutton xii. 117 The pulpit..was not neglected for the platform or other side-work.

1920 F. R. Donovan Woman who Waits x. 122 Almost the entire day at Lane's was spent in doing side work, only a couple of hours daily being devoted to actual waiting.

1999 Gender & Society 13 523 A man who works during the day for the state highway department and does car repair as side work.

2004 Washington Post 14 May (Home ed.) c3/5 I didn't do enough side work—you know, filling up the bottles of salts and pepper shakers.

†3. With reference to a bucking horse: the action of leaping sideways. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [noun] > leap > leaping or prancing > to the side

side work1876

1876 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer xi, in Austral. Town & Country Jrnl. (Sydney) 9 Sept. 422/4 I'm dashed if I ever saw a new arrival that could sit a buck-jumper, even if he only propped straight forward, and didn't do any side-work.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	side work
释义	side workn. Brit. /ˈsʌɪd wəːk/, U.S. /ˈsaɪd ˌwərk/ Forms: see side n.¹ and work n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: side n.¹, work n. Etymology: < side n.¹ + work n. 1. A fortification or other defensive structure protecting the side of a position, body of troops, etc. Later only in plural. Cf. flanker n.¹ 1. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > works at side flanker1550 flank1590 side work1633 flancard1767 1633 W. Watts Swedish Intelligencer: 3rd & 4th Pts. iii. 87 Having with good diligence also, brought downe some new peeces of Ordnance unto a side-Worke which flanckered the Ravelin. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. xlv. 91 A side-work composed of earth, gabions, or faschins. 1834 W. F. P. Napier Hist. War Penins. IV. xiii. v. 96 The rampart..was also cut off from the town, and from the side works, by an internal ditch and retrenchment. 1860 M. Macdermott tr. E. Viollet-le-Duc Ess. Mil. Archit. Middle Ages 86 A portcullis, overhanging sheds and two small side works, or posts, defended the gate. 1956 R. A. Preston et al. Men in Arms viii. 121 The rowers were protected while going into battle by light wooden sideworks (pavesades). 2000 D. L. Russell Amer. Revol. Southern Colonies vii. 88/2 Out from the fort, at right angles to the rear walls, were the cavaliers which were hastily constructed sideworks used to provide some protection to troops. 2. Additional or subsidiary work; spec. (colloquial, in a restaurant, etc.) tasks such as setting tables, polishing silverware, etc., carried out by waiting staff in addition to their main work of serving customers. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > other types of work church worka1225 kirk work1418 fieldwork1441 labour of love1592 life's work1660 shop work1696 outwork1707 private practice1724 tide-work1739 sales-work1775 marshing1815 work in progress1815 life-work1837 relief work1844 sharp practice1847 near work1850 slop-work1861 repetition work1866 side work1875 rework1878 wage-slavery1886 work in progress1890 war work1891 busywork1893 screen work1912 staff-work1923 gig work1927 knowledge work1959 WIP1966 telework1970 playwork1986 laboratory work2002 1875 Presbyterian Q. Apr. 312 If any man feels sure that he has a mission in some form of side-work, to dive into saloons and force his prayers on the inmates; to mount a dry goods box at the street corners..I would not think to hinder him. 1889 J. Whitehead Steward's Handbk. 190/2 The windows and globes must be washed, the butter cut or moulded into forms and the casters washed and refilled, also the glassware carefully wiped and polished. Now, all this is called side work. 1910 A. Oliver Life G. C. Hutton xii. 117 The pulpit..was not neglected for the platform or other side-work. 1920 F. R. Donovan Woman who Waits x. 122 Almost the entire day at Lane's was spent in doing side work, only a couple of hours daily being devoted to actual waiting. 1999 Gender & Society 13 523 A man who works during the day for the state highway department and does car repair as side work. 2004 Washington Post 14 May (Home ed.) c3/5 I didn't do enough side work—you know, filling up the bottles of salts and pepper shakers. †3. With reference to a bucking horse: the action of leaping sideways. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [noun] > leap > leaping or prancing > to the side side work1876 1876 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer xi, in Austral. Town & Country Jrnl. (Sydney) 9 Sept. 422/4 I'm dashed if I ever saw a new arrival that could sit a buck-jumper, even if he only propped straight forward, and didn't do any side-work. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1633
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