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hang-bies

hang-bies is the plural of hang-by.

Meaning of hang-by

Noun

hang-by (plural hang-bys or hang-bies)

  1. (derogatory, obsolete) A dependent; a hanger-on.
    • ; I am not afraid of you nor them neither, your hang-by's here. You must have your poets, and your potlings; your solados and foolados; to follow you up and down the city1598, Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Euery Man in His Humour. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC, (please...

Questions about hang-bies

What is hang-bies the plural of?
Hang-bies is the plural of hang-by.

Words near hang-bies in the dictionary

  1. hang with
  2. hang'd
  3. hang, draw and quarter
  4. hang-around
  5. hang-arounds
  6. hang-bies
  7. hang-by
  8. hang-bys
  9. Hang-chau
  10. Hang-chou
  11. hang-dog

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