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by-hour

by-hour noun: a leisure hour.

Noun

by-hour (plural by-hours)

  1. (dated) A leisure hour.

Forms of by-hour

pluralby-hours

Origin of by-hour

From by- + hour.

Questions about by-hour

What does by-hour mean?
By-hour means a leisure hour.
What part of speech is by-hour?
By-hour is a noun.
What is the plural of by-hour?
The plural of by-hour is by-hours.

Words near by-hour in the dictionary

  1. by-ends
  2. by-fellow
  3. by-form
  4. by-forms
  5. by-gone
  6. by-hour
  7. by-hours
  8. by-interest
  9. by-lane
  10. by-lanes
  11. by-law

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