by-path
by-path
(bī′păth′, -päth′)n.
An indirect or rarely used path.
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by′-path`
or by′path`,
n., pl. -paths (-ˌpæðz, -ˌpɑðz, -ˌpæθs, -ˌpɑθs)
a secondary path; byway.
[1325–75]
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