What does lay bye mean?

lay bye

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

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"Taking a gamble the decision was made to leave the caravan in the lay bye and use the one car to venture into town to sample some of the local hospitality."
"He stopped at a lay bye somewhere along the way for a rest and a drink."
"Five minutes later the coach was again passing the lay bye, just as the words “The Mayor of Bayswater he had a pretty daughter and the hair on her dickydido hung down to her knees" rang out from the back of the coach."

lay byes (plural)

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