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noun

Side line, Sideline n.

(a)

A line pertaining or attached to the side of a thing.

(b)

Specif., a line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore and the hind feet of the same side.

A line of goods sold in addition to one's principal articles of trade; a course of business pursued aside from one's regular occupation.

A secondary road; esp., a byroad at right angles to a main road. (Canada)

(Sports) Either of two marked lines which delimit the side boundaries of a playing field, as in football or soccer.

(Sports) (plural) The areas in a sports arena just beyond the sidelines (4), where coaches and alternative players sit or stand.

on the sidelines not actively involved in an activity, such as a sporting event, but available for use when needed; in reserve; as, the coach kept him on the sidelines for a week.

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"Side line" Quotes from Famous Books

... is all right," said Zeph, as they returned to the house, "but it is only a sort of side line with me." ...

— Ralph on the Engine - The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail • Allen Chapman

... the most weathered neck that came under the barber's blade. That was the main consideration, for most of the barber's work was done by night, that trade—or profession, as those who pursue it unfailingly hold it to be—being a side line in connection with his duties as station agent. He was a progressive citizen, and no grass grew under his feet, ...

— The Duke Of Chimney Butte • G. W. Ogden

... have liked to shock their beholders then and there by kissing her squarely upon that smile! And all the while, from the side line, Professor Hodgson, the professor of Chinese, watched their every movement with a face as long and as gray as an alley ...

— Peter the Brazen - A Mystery Story of Modern China • George F. Worts

... Dunston Porter told the young folks, was the transfer point for Yellowstone Park, and then continued on their way to Helena. Here the young folks left the train, to continue their journey on a side line running northward. ...

— Dave Porter at Star Ranch - Or, The Cowboy's Secret • Edward Stratemeyer

... a different story. Why don't you tell the truth if you talk about it at all? You gambled and lost your money—that's what happened; and real estate speculation was only a side line. But Lois had money; I suppose you played that away, too. Sam never seemed quite clear ...

— Otherwise Phyllis • Meredith Nicholson

... and gets your spraying done on time. I have noticed this with stockmen and with grain farmers, men who are not directly interested in fruit but combine it with their regular business, that they consider fruit growing a side line and such a small part of their business that they usually neglect it altogether. In the matter of the spraying they keep putting it off until tomorrow. When the time arrives for spraying you must do it today and not put it off ...

— Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 • Various

... your money and take a course next winter in some side line and so be able to show him that he's wrong?" suggested Hiram. "I want to do that myself after I have fulfilled my contract ...

— Hiram The Young Farmer • Burbank L. Todd