Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outbye

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-bye
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the direction away from the coal face.

adv

A short distance away.

Obsolete

adv

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"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 have a regular gradient to the seam on the hitch."

Etymology

From Middle English outby, outbi, equivalent to out (adverb) + by (adverb).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: outby

Usage

Obsolete

Frequently Paired Words

inbye

Questions

What does outbye mean?: In the direction away from the coal face.
Where does outbye come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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