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by-turning

by-turning noun: a way turning from the main road; a sideroad.

Noun

by-turning (plural by-turnings)

  1. (archaic, rare) A way turning from the main road; a sideroad.
    • the many by-turnings that may divert you from your waya. 1587 (date written), Phillip Sidney [i.e., Philip Sidney], An Apologie for Poetrie. […], London: […] [James Roberts] for Henry Olney, […], published 1595, →OCLC; republished as Edward Arber...
    • Alias Children, Sir: they have rung me / Such a Ring this Morning through / Every By-turning that leads to a Baudy- / Houſe, […]c. 1667, James Howard, All Mistaken; or, The Mad Couple. A Comedy, Acted by His Majesty's Servants at the Theatre-Royal., London: printed by T. H. for R. Wellington […] , published 1710, act I, scene...

Forms of by-turning

pluralby-turnings

Questions about by-turning

What does by-turning mean?
By-turning means a way turning from the main road; a sideroad.
What part of speech is by-turning?
By-turning is a noun.
What is the plural of by-turning?
The plural of by-turning is by-turnings.

Words near by-turning in the dictionary

  1. by-the-by
  2. by-the-bye
  3. by-the-numbers
  4. by-the-wind sailor
  5. by-the-wind sailors
  6. by-turning
  7. by-turnings
  8. by-view
  9. by-views
  10. by-wash
  11. by-washes

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