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by't

/baɪt/

A form of by — Near or next to.

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Meanings

contraction

abbreviationcontractionobsoleteContraction of by + it.
Well, and how came you by’t ?
1699, Desiderius Erasmus, Twenty‐two Select Colloquies out of Erasmus Roterodamus, page 252

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with by't

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Sounds the same

bight bite byte

Cite this entry

APA

by't. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by't

MLA

“by't.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by't. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “by't,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by't.

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