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Pronunciation : Bye
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.; as in on or upon the bye, i.e., in passing; indirectly; by implication. [Obs. except in the phrase by the bye.] The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the discipline of the Church of England. Fuller.

2. (Cricket)

Defn: A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye. T. Hughes. By the bye, in passing; by way of digression; apropos to the matter in hand. [Written also by the by.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Bye n.
Etymology : [AS.bbygbyggia, b, to dwell sq. root97.]
Definition : 1. A dwelling. Gibson.

2. In certain games, a station or place of an individual player. Emerson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913