Shuttlewise

Shuttlewise
Shuttlewise Shut"tle*wise`, adv. Back and forth, like the movement of a shuttle. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • up and down — Synonyms and related words: alternately, aplomb, at right angles, back and forth, backward and forward, backwards and forwards, by turns, completely, every other, exhaustively, hitch and hike, in and out, in rotation, in turns, inside out, make… …   Moby Thesaurus

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