sardinewise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"And what added so much to the charm of this delightful concert was that the guests were not packed together sardinewise, as they are at most concerts; they were comparatively few and well chosen, and could get up and walk about and talk to their friends between the pieces […]"
"David Hamilton offered to share his bunk with me, and we slept head to feet, sardinewise."

From sardine + -wise, from the way that those fish are tinned.

packed like sardines

packed like sardines sardinelike

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