seven-sided animal
Preserved but no longer current.
Sense 1
A one-eyed man or woman, each having a right side and a left side, a fore side and a back side, an outside, an inside, and a blind side.
Era: ca. 1811 (Georgian)
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811 edition, public domain; Project Gutenberg #5402, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Sense 2
A one-eyed man, as he has an inside, outside, left side, right side, foreside, backside, and blind side.
Một người một mắt, vì anh ta có bên trong, bên ngoài, bên trái, bên phải, phía trước, phía sau và bên mù.
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Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “seven-sided animal” mean?
A one-eyed man or woman, each having a right side and a left side, a fore side and a back side, an outside, an inside, and a blind side.
Is “seven-sided animal” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.