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by-path

[bahy-path, -pahth]
–noun, plural -paths [-pathz, -pahthz, -paths, -pahths] .
a private path or an indirect or secondary course or means; byway.
Also, bypath.


Origin:
1325–75; ME bi path. See by 1 (adj.), path
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by-path   (bī'pāth', -päth')
n.  An indirect or rarely used path; a byway.
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