tuskwise

tuskwise
In the manner of tusks.

Nay without this law / Of mandom, ye would perish, — beast by beast / Devouring, — tree by tree, with strangling roots / And trunks set tuskwise. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning.


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  • mandom — noun mankind Nay without this law / Of mandom, ye would perish, beast by beast / Devouring, tree by tree, with strangling roots / And trunks set tuskwise. mdash; Elizabeth Barrett Browning …   Wiktionary

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