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gatewise

adverb

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adv

Etymology: From gate + -wise.

  1. Arranged to resemble a gate.

    [...] they are ioyned by two and two together, and every couple sustaineth a third stone lying overthwart, gatewise, which is fastened by the meanes of tenons that enter into mortaises of those stones not closed with any cement.

gatewise — meaning, definition (adverb) · Vinony