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by-place en · NOUN

Etymology

From by- + place.

Meanings

1. A retired place, spot, or situation; somewhere out-of-the-way.
   • "Hem! hem! however there will be a by-place for me behind the stove." 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 195:
   • Would but your mother permit you to send her chariot, or chaise, to the bye-place where Mr Lovelace proposes Lord M.'s shall come […]. 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LXXX”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC:

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