overside

Etymology 1

1880, from the phrase over the side (of a ship), equivalent to over + side.

adj

  1. Located or positioned over the side, especially of a ship.
    overside cargo
    It is, of course, possible to work only to or from lighters in this way, and such working is not very general in this country, although a certain amount of such overside work is carried on in enclosed docks. 1945 January and February, T. F. Cameron, “Dock Working”, in Railway Magazine, page 9
  2. On the opposite side.

adv

  1. Over the side.
    The cargo was dumped overside by the crew.

Etymology 2

From over- + side.

noun

  1. The side facing up or positioned above; the topside; surface.
    […] that is, glued to the underside of one card and the overside of the next, thus keeping their edges close and parallel to each other, […] 1882, English mechanic and world of science: Volume 34 - Page 547
    While the overside of the tiles was well smoothed, the underside was in general left crude and rough. 1981, Berit Wells, Opuscula Romana XIII: Volume 13
    This chapter contains some of the most humorous writing on the overside of the narrative, and the most serious on the underside. 1999, Pynchon notes: Issues 40-41
  2. The reverse or opposite side of something.
    the overside of the record

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