Definitions
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- adverb jargon, coalminers pertaining to the
direction away from thecoal face . - adverb A short
distance away . - adverb
outside .
Etymologies
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From Middle English, out + by
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Examples
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'outbye' moors beside 'The Bower' may now be haunted by the spirit of
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'The Bower,' far outbye on the moorland beside the Blackburn Lynn.
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They continued to walk outbye stopping occasionally for short breathers until they met James Henry, the underground manager, coming inbye with a rescue party.
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Such was the ferocity the fire backed outbye against an air current of about 26,000 cubic feet per minute.
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They tried to get outbye via the return airway but hastily retreated due to the heat and afterdamp.
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Attempts to walk outbye past the friction gear were hampered by smoke coming inbye from the fire.
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