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by-turnings

by-turnings is the plural of by-turning.

Meaning of by-turning

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...

Questions about by-turnings

What is by-turnings the plural of?
By-turnings is the plural of by-turning.

Words near by-turnings in the dictionary

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

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