bypath
Britishnoun
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Their special bypath of curing disease by actual might & main is, they feel, on the upgrade.
From Time Magazine Archive
She read on, following the commentary through the mazy paths it led her on, until she came to: Keeping still is the mountain; it is a bypath; it means little stones, doors, and openings.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
As this last grew on me a little, I let my mind take that particular bypath of speculation.
From The Debit Account by Oliver [pseud.] Onions
Presently he saw Tom gliding slowly along a bypath, and get over the gate into the lane.
From The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children by Maria Edgeworth
There might be some path or track to the river-side of which he knew nothing; and if that bypath existed Purvis would certainly take it, however circuitous it might be.
From Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir by S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan
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