roundside

English

Etymology

round +‎ side

Adverb

roundside (not comparable)

1. On the curved side.
   • 1984, John K. Beddow, Particle Characterization in Technology: Morphological analysis, →ISBN:

     For example, K values for cylinders settling roundside decrease as the length of the cylinder increases for a fixed cross-sectional area.

   • 1987, Barbara A. Schmidt, Maurice Poe, Willie MacGurkle and Friends Primary, →ISBN, page 70:

     Backside, Frontside, Downside Up. I'll show you a plate, you show me a cup. I'll show you a window, you show me a door I'll show you a two, you show me a four. Roundside, Squareside, In Between. I'll show you a red, you show me a green.

2. All around.
   • 1970, Changing homosexuality in the male:

     He said, 'Then you can do anything you want to me upside, downside, roundside. But remember I can't promise that I'll stay.'

   • 1997, Elaine Barkin, E: an anthology : music texts & graphics (1975-1995), page 155:

     On the outside, stayin ' out On the inside, upside, downside roundside, lineside, squareside, noside She's gonna have it as many wayz as possible.

   • 2012, S. D. Crockett, After the Snow, →ISBN:

     I smelt about so I know their camp roundside about and can get about in the dark, quiet like a fox.

Noun

roundside (plural roundsides)

1. A curved or rounded side.
   • 1918, Herman E. S. Chayes, Technic and Scope of Cast Gold and Porcelain Inlays:

     Test the machine out as follows : Place a piece of rubber dam into the small base of the machine, and seat the flask roundside up into this base;

   • 1969, Stanley Schuler, Gardening in the East, page 312:

     Plant the tubers roundside down; the buds on the concave side should be & inch below the soil surface.

   • 1996, Thomas Laessøe, Gary Lincoff, Anna Del Conte, The Mushroom Book, page 236:

     Wipe the bolete caps clean with damp paper towels and place them in the roasting pan, one next to the other, roundside down.

   • 1999, NAWCC Bulletin - Volume 41, Pages 1-576, page 372:

     This (right) clock has a "double roundside" case, whereas the clock to be discussed here (left) has flat sides with broad oval mouldings, like columns, on the front — not a true "roundside."

Verb

roundside (third-person singular simple present roundsides, present participle roundsiding, simple past and past participle roundsided)

1. To stay close to home or base, avoiding fieldwork.
   • 1953, Norman A. Fox, Long Lightning, page 62:

     Wintertime a telegraph man had to roundside and overhaul equipment, unless the country happened to be the kind where the deep snows held off and let a post-hole digger get at his doings.

   • 1954, Walker A. Tompkins, One Against a Bullet Horde, page 35:

     Banning turned to face Priggee. “Howdy, Paul. That's right. Figgered to roundside with Tom for a spell and then drop in on you.”

   • 1991, Norman A. Fox -, The Rawhide Years, →ISBN, page 112:

     Warming up to her might have meant a winter's job for both of us, or at least a place to roundside for a few days with three squares set out on the table.

   • 1997, Walt Coburn, Stirrup High, →ISBN, page 166:

     Except for the men on day herd with Old Tex, there was nothing for the rest of us to do but roundside at camp.

Anagrams

• Neodruids, drusenoid, neo-druids, neodruids