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by-place

by-place noun: a retired place, spot, or situation; somewhere out-of-the-way.

Noun

by-place (plural by-places)

  1. A retired place, spot, or situation; somewhere out-of-the-way.
    • 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, […]...
    • "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

Forms of by-place

pluralby-places
alternative formbye-place
alternative formbyplace

Origin of by-place

From by- + place.

Questions about by-place

What does by-place mean?
By-place means a retired place, spot, or situation; somewhere out-of-the-way.
What part of speech is by-place?
By-place is a noun.
What is the plural of by-place?
The plural of by-place is by-places.

Words near by-place in the dictionary

  1. by-past
  2. by-path
  3. by-paths
  4. by-peep
  5. by-peeping
  6. by-place
  7. by-places
  8. by-play
  9. by-plays
  10. by-plot
  11. by-plots

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