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outby

outby is the alternative form of outbye.

Meaning of outbye

Adverb

outbye (not comparable)

  1. In the direction away from the coal face.
    • An upcast fault is when the seam is thrown up; to counteract this a "canch" of top stone must be taken down outbye over from the fault, and a "canch" of bottom stone taken up inbye over from the fault, then level up to the bottom of your "canch" at the foreside of the hitch outbye over until you...1879, William Bailes, Student's Guide to the Principles of Coal & Metal Mining, page 17
  2. (obsolete) A short distance away.
  3. (obsolete) Outside.

Questions about outby

What is outby the alternative form of?
Outby is the alternative form of outbye.

Words near outby in the dictionary

  1. outbuys
  2. outbuzz
  3. outbuzzed
  4. outbuzzes
  5. outbuzzing
  6. outby
  7. outbye
  8. outcackle
  9. outcackled
  10. outcackles
  11. outcackling

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