inby

British  

/ ɪnˈbaɪ /

adverb

1. into the house or an inner room; inside; within

2. dialect towards or near the house

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adjective

1. dialect located near or nearest to the house

   the inby field

Etymology

Origin of inby

C18: from _in (adv) + _by (adv)

Example Sentences

InBy the 1860s, music halls were drawing crowds twice as large as the old West End theatres, whose owners launched various countermeasures – including downright duplicitous manipulation of licensing loopholes – to get their rivals closed down.

From The Guardian

Orion’s first manned flight is scheduled to take place inby 2023.

From The Guardian

Illustration: Matt Blease Outside Inby Peter Hain Buy it from the Guardian bookshop Search the Guardian bookshop Tell us what you think: Star-rate and review this book This is the story of an outsider turned insider, from anti-apartheid militant to sell-out.

From The Guardian

How the Light Gets Inby M J Hyland Lou, whisked away from her working-class Australian roots by a programme for gifted teenagers, yearns for privacy and sleep as well as the creature comforts of the orderly, well-heeled American small town where she is spending a school year.

From The Guardian

"Come awa' ben, then!" he laughingly exclaimed; "we'll tak' some hot watter inby, and see what we can mak' o' you, my freend!"

From Project Gutenberg