# roundside
## English
### Etymology

From round +‎ side.

### Adverb

roundside (not comparable)
* 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.
* 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)
* 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)
* 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