cispontine
/sɪsˈpɒntʌɪn
/adjective archaic
On the north side of the Thames bridges in London (originally the better-known side).Cross a bridge over the Thames and you were in the more respectable cispontine sector of London.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from cis- + Latin pons, pont- 'bridge'.
Rhymes
- bicuspid valve
- bicycle
- bicycle basket
- bicycle chain
- bicycle clip
- bicycle courier
- bicycle ergometer
- bicycle gymkhana
- bicycle helmet
- bicycle kick
- bicycle lane
- bicycle messenger
- bicycle motocross
- bicycle path
- bicycle polo
- bicycle pump
- bicycler
- bicycle rickshaw
- bicycle shed
- bicycle shorts
- bicycle taxi
- bicyclette
- bicyclian
- bicyclic
- bicyclical