forby
Americanpreposition
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close by; near.
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besides.
preposition
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besides; in addition (to)
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obsolete near; nearby
Etymology
Origin of forby
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English forbi “past in space or time,” from for- “fore-” + by; see fore 1, by
Example Sentences
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An' forby, we dinna ken but what Mysie micht hae been better if she had never been near it, or worse if she had stayed langer.
From The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner by Welsh, James C.
We’ve dug forty thousand dollars—eight thousand pounds—out o’ that same hole in the tint; forby sprainin’ the ankles, and well-nigh breakin’ the legs, o’ eight or tin miners.
From The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
They bide in a big hoose doon about the Meadows in Edinboro, an' they have a big servant, and twa dogs; forby a bit lassockie to look efter the bairns.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
Weel, ye see, I had a room till mysel', forby the library an' my bedroom—an' a gran' place that was!
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George
Do you call to mind We sat the livelong day in a golden carriage, Squandering a fortune, forby the tanner I dropt?
From Krindlesyke by Gibson, Wilfrid Wilson
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