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A plant of the genus Coronilla (C. scorpioides); -- so named from its curved pods.

A walk for foot passengers at the side of a street or road; a foot pavement. [U.S.]

Toward the side; sidewise. A second refraction made sideways. Sir I. Newton. His beard, a good palm's length, at least, . . . Shot sideways, like a swallow's wings. Longfellow.

A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary. [Slang.]

On or toward one side; laterally; sideways. I saw them mask their awful glance Sidewise meek in gossamer lids. Emerson.

A temporary fort or parallel where siege guns are mounted.

Fig.: That which supplies strength or power. The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage dowry. Shak. The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war. Sir W. Raleigh.

Having the sinews under the belly shrunk by excessive fatigue.

Furnished with sinews; as, a strong-sinewed youth.

Quality of being sinewy.

Sinewy. [Obs.] Holinshed.

Having no sinews; hence, having no strength or vigor.

Sinewy. [Obs.] Holinshed.

Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or sinews. The sinewy thread my brain lets fall. Donne.

Awry; obliquely; askew.

Marked with spots and patches of white and some color other than black; -- usually distinguished from piebald, in which the colors are properly white and black. Said of horses.

astening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting. Meat well stuck with skewers to make it look round. Swift.

imp. of Slay.

Somewhat drunk. [Slang]

Sloth; idleness. [Obs.] Chaucer.