by-path
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It is an inclosed space of grass ground, a short distance from the principal and only street, reached by a well-trodden by-path.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
He knows every by-path and siding on the ranges.
From The Pioneers by Prichard, Katharine Susannah
They know every field-cut and by-path for miles, and are as much aware as their masters that county constables have a nasty habit of loitering about unfrequented lanes at daybreak.
From The Confessions of a Poacher by Anonymous
I came unexpectedly upon a little log-hut, on a by-path leading toward Monterey.
From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Coffin, Charles Carleton
They proceeded to the courtyard, where the duke mounted, and Graham, taking the bridle into his hand, took the horse away into a by-path that led to the hills.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various
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