sackwise

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adverb

In the manner of a sack.

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Meanings

adverbsackwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the manner of a sack.

    Some drew donkeys on which were thrown and bumped their wounded, sackwise.

    1968, Ernest Raymond, The story of my days: an autobiography 1888-1922
    1 more example

    I was being carried along a dimly lighted, tunnel-like place, slung, sackwise, across the shoulder of a Burman.

    1913, Sax Rohmer, The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu

Origin

From sack + -wise.

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APA

sackwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sackwise

MLA

“sackwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sackwise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sackwise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sackwise.

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