ridgewiseadv.

1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Scotl. 202/2 in Chron. I The other [monstruous creature] was borne in Northumberlande, onely hauing a mannes sexe, with one whole belly from the nauell downe, but aboue, the same deuided with twoo brests creasted or compassed ridge wise and not broade lyke to the shape of man.

1678 T. Smith Remarks Manners of Turks 247 Entire stones of a great length and heigth, some covered with stones shaped into the form of a Cube, others ridge-wise.

1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner i. ii. iii. 24 Unless..the Ground be rais'd Ridgewise,..in order to make those Waters rise, such Soil will of Necessity grow Cold, Rotten; and, in a Word, stark Nought.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Mushroom-beds The Dung should be well mix'd..and thrown into the Trench two Foot up Ridge-wise.

1743 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman Nov. vii. 82 They..cover the Turneps and Foss with Earth, Ridge-wise.

1851 Brit. Farmer's Mag. 20 461 Earth-up celery when fully grown, and apply boards on edge, ridge-wise.

1899 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 2 You are to picture a sort of plateau, benty and rock-strewn, running ridge-wise above a chain of little peaty lochs.

1908 A. T. Gillanders Forest Entomol. vii. 253 The wings [of the moths] are generally folded ridge-wise when at rest.