Quaywards
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Quayward; towards a quay; in the direction of a quay. not-comparable, uncommon
"Then when the red sails round by Lido came To rest, and vacant now the gondolier Beneath the Lion and those masts aflame Lounged, bickering o'er his boy's piazza-game, One darker boat came quaywards, called his name, And straight toward the sunset seemed to steer."
Example
More examples"Then when the red sails round by Lido came To rest, and vacant now the gondolier Beneath the Lion and those masts aflame Lounged, bickering o'er his boy's piazza-game, One darker boat came quaywards, called his name, And straight toward the sunset seemed to steer."
Etymology
From quay + -wards.
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