Etymology

outbye

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Today it means: In the direction away from the coal face. Full definition →

Middle English outby
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromoutby
  2. English todayoutbye

From Middle English outby, outbi, equivalent to out (adverb) + by (adverb).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.