ˈsidelang(le, v. north. and Sc.
[f. side n.1 + langle v. An example of side lanyel as a n. occurs in the Yorksh. Dial. (1684) 171.]
(See quots. and cf. side-line v.)
| α 1641 Best Farm. Bks. (Surtees) 28 Those that have theire ewes tupped betimes will usually hopple or sidelange their tuppes. 1788 W. H. Marshall Yorksh. II. 351 To Sidelong, to fetter, as a preventive from straying, or breaking pasture, by chaining a fore and a hind foot of the same side together. 1868– in Yorkshire glossaries. 1869 Kennedy Evenings Duffrey 190 Sidelanged, spancelled, and fettered, they [Irish Papists] must draw a trace [etc.]. |
| β 1825 Jamieson Suppl., Side-langel, to tie the fore and hind foot of a horse together on one side. 1838 Hogg Tales, Katie Cheyne ii, I am settled, tied up, tethered, side-langled. |