bypath
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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 Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
The world persists in not taking the next step, and what to the social scout looked a dusty bypath may prove to be the highway of progress for the hoboing millions.
From The Kempton-Wace Letters by London, Jack
General James has unearthed the decision of the Court, and incidentally added another bypath to the Pilgrims' Way.
From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Thomson, Hugh
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