sidewinder

English

noun

Definitions

A North American rattlesnake, , that inhabits lowland deserts.
(slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
(slang) A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
(baseball) A pitcher who throws sidearm.
A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.

Etymology

Compound from English side (long, trailing, ample, vast, distant) + English winder (one who winds wends, traveller).

Origin

English

winder

Gloss

one who winds wends, traveller

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Burnside English
Humberside English
Ironside English
Merseyside English
Tameside English
Tayside English
Tyneside English
airside English
alongside English
aside English
autowinder English
backside English
bankside English
bayside English
beachside English
berthside English
beside English
blindside English
boatside English
bodyside English
broadside English
brookside English
cliffside English
coverside English
cradleside English
cribside English
damside English
darkside English
dayside English
downside English
dropside English
dryside English
eastside English
fellside English
fireside English
fleetside English
flipside English
foreside English
frontside English
gainside English
greenside English
heelside English
hillside English
hindside English
hitherside English
inside English
ironside English
kerbside English
leeside English
many-sided English
marshside English
mountainside English
myside bias English
nightside English
northside English
onside English
openside English
outside English
overside English
parkside English
portside English
quayside English
queenside English
rinkside English
riverside English
roundside English
seaside English
sidal English
side English
side mirror English
side mover English
side-eye English
side-hand English
side-handed English
side-wife English
sideache English
sidearm English
sideart English
sideband English
sidebang English
sidebar English
sidebearing English
sideblade English
sideblog English
sideboard English
sidebone English
sideboob English
sidebox English
sideboy English
sideburden English
sidecar English
sidecast English
sidechaining English
sidechannel English
sidecut English
sidedish English
sideflash English
sidefoot English
sideform English
sidegaze English
sideglance English
sideglancer English
sidegroup English
sidehead English
sidehill English
sidekick English
sidelamp English
sidelength English
sideless English
sidelight English
sideline English
sideling English
sideload English
sidelobe English
sidelock English
sidelong English
sidelot English
sidely English
sideman English
sidemeat English
sidemode English
sidenote English
sidepath English
sideperson English
sidepiece English
sidepipe English
sidepod English
sidepost English
sideproduct English
sidequest English
sider English
sideroad English
sidesaddle English
sidescraper English
sidescrolling English
sideseam English
sideshow English
sideslip English
sidespin English
sidesplitting English
sidestep English
sidestick English
sidestream English
sidestroke English
sideswipe English
sidetone English
sidetrack English
sideview English
sidewalk English
sidewall English
sideward English
sidewards English
sideway English
sidewheel English
sidewheeler English
sidewise English
sidewoman English
sidework English
sidey English
sideyard English
sidies English
siding English
sidle English
sidth English
silverside English
southside English
stemwinder English
stepside English
t'othersider English
threeside English
toeside English
topside English
tubside English
underside English
wallside English
wayside English
weakside English
westside English
wetside English
wharfside English
whiteside English
wind English
winder English
woolwinder English
side Middle English
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