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单词 down-by
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down-byadv.

Brit. /ˌdaʊnˈbʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌdaʊnˈbaɪ/, Scottish English /ˌdʌʊnˈbaɪ/, Irish English /ˌdaʊnˈbaɪ/
Forms: see down adv. and by adv.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., by adv..
Etymology: < down adv. + by adv.
Scottish, English regional (northern), and Irish English (northern).
Down there. Also: in the vicinity, nearby.
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1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xxvi. in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 289 Dinna pit yoursel into a kippage..when ye gang down bye.
1892 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Doon-by, along, or near by. ‘Will ye be doon-by thi neet?’ ‘Aa's gaan doon-by.’
1907 N. Munro Daft Days xvii. 148 A sale of delft down-by at John Turner's corner.
1929 P. O'Donnell Adrigoole ix. 54 I hae ma eye on a girl in a cottage down-by.
1998 D. Glen Sel. New Poems 13 A man doonby says, slawly ‘It's faur oot the wey, but gey haundy.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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