"lay bye" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lay byes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lay bye (plural lay byes)
  1. Alternative form of lay-by Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lay-by
    Sense id: en-lay_bye-en-noun-BjC3tago Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Taking a gamble the decision was made to leave the caravan in the lay bye and use the one car to venture into town to sample some of the local hospitality.",
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          "text": "He stopped at a lay bye somewhere along the way for a rest and a drink.",
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        {
          "ref": "2016, Howard Robinson, Haven On Tour, page 60:",
          "text": "Five minutes later the coach was again passing the lay bye, just as the words “The Mayor of Bayswater he had a pretty daughter and the hair on her dickydido hung down to her knees\" rang out from the back of the coach.",
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