"by the eye" meaning in English

See by the eye in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} by the eye, {{en-prep phrase}} by the eye
  1. (obsolete, idiomatic) In abundance. Tags: idiomatic, obsolete
    Sense id: en-by_the_eye-en-prep_phrase-is07n5rx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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