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byfall

byfall noun: a falling about; an incidental accessory or accretion; a happenstance; occurrence; instance.

Noun

byfall (plural byfalls)

  1. A falling about; an incidental accessory or accretion; a happenstance; occurrence; instance.
    • The ceremonies are as it were an income or a byfall.1575, Arthur Golding, Calvin on Psalms
  2. A fall of water, usually lesser in size, near to or beside a larger, more predominant waterfall.
    • There was the small byfall to which I have referred; there was the weir proper; there was a broadish lasher, the whole between them making a very fair description of tumbling bay, flanked by strong, individual streams.1888, William Senior, Near and far

Forms of byfall

pluralbyfalls

Origin of byfall

From by- + fall. Compare befall.

Questions about byfall

What does byfall mean?
Byfall means a falling about; an incidental accessory or accretion; a happenstance; occurrence; instance.
What part of speech is byfall?
Byfall is a noun.
What is the plural of byfall?
The plural of byfall is byfalls.

Words near byfall in the dictionary

  1. byestreet
  2. byestreets
  3. byewash
  4. byewashes
  5. BYF
  6. byfall
  7. byfalls
  8. byfellow
  9. byfellows
  10. Byfield
  11. Byfields

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