1.
(a) A line pert. or attached to the side of a thing.
(b) Specif., a line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore
and the hind feet of the same side.
2. (a) A line of goods sold in addition to one's principal articles of trade; a course of business pursued aside from one's regular occupation. (b) A secondary road; esp., a byroad at right angles to a main road. [Canada]
SIDELING
Side"ling, adv. Etym: [OE. sideling, fr. side side. See Side, and cf.
Sidelong, Headlong.]
Defn: Sidelong; on the side; laterally; also, obliquely; askew.
A fellow nailed up maps . . . some sideling, and others upside down.
Swift.
SIDELING
Side"ling, a.
Defn: Inclining to one sidel directed toward one side; sloping; inclined; as, sideling ground.
SIDELONG
Side"long`, adv. Etym: [See Sideling, adv.]
1. Laterally; obliquely; in the direction of the side.
2. On the side; as, to lay a thing sidelong.
Note: [See Sideling, adv. ] Evelyn.