Pierwise

adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In the manner of a pier. not-comparable

    "At the edge of the Dam, old Rosey, to avoid the treacherous mud, began, with humped back and hoofs close together, to walk along the plank that pier-wise extended to the deeper water."

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"At the edge of the Dam, old Rosey, to avoid the treacherous mud, began, with humped back and hoofs close together, to walk along the plank that pier-wise extended to the deeper water."

Etymology

From pier + -wise.

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