lay-byn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈleɪbʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈleɪˌbaɪ/

Forms: Also lay-bye.

Etymology: < lay v.¹ + by adv.

A. n.

a. A ‘slack’ part of a river in which barges are laid by out of use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [noun] > still part > where barges are laid up

lay-by1826

1826 J. Kay Let. 7 July in Notes & Queries (1960) Apr. 148/1 I have given permission for a Laybye to be formed in the bank of the Canal near Thornhill Bridge.

1879 E. J. Castle Law of Rating 61 Pumping station, wharf, lay-by for barges.

1891 Field 7 Mar. 344/2 A lay~by near Windsor Bridge.

1892 Field 17 Sept. 454/3 Screened lay-byes and deep pools.

1899 Daily News 9 May 3/1 There is a river frontage to the Thames of 160 ft. with private dock and lay-by for three barges.

b. A railway siding.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > siding

siding1825

sideling1828

sidetrack1828

sideline1831

passing place1841

shunt line1904

lay-by1906

1906 Westm. Gaz. 28 Sept. 7/1 A heavy goods train had left the up-line..and run into a short lay-by.

1955 L. T. C. Rolt Red for Danger x. 206 He therefore signalled the L.M.S. goods out of the lay-by, but the driver stopped in Charfield station for water.

c. An area adjoining a road where vehicles may park without interfering with the traffic.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > lay-by

rest area1916

pull-off1927

rest stop1930

lay-by1939

drive-off1940

pull-in1954

1939 Nature 20 May 850/1 ‘Lay-byes’ and ‘drawn-ins’ should be made on every few miles of highway.

1950 Engineering 17 Nov. 387/2 Stopping places off the carriageway in the form of lay-bys.

1959 Manch. Guardian 1 July 5/4 The emergence of a new type of picnic—the lay-by high tea... On any arterial road you can see the family saloons..heave into the lay-by.

1971 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 8 Aug. 4/3 We enjoyed a Sunday picnic in a forest layby and then returned to Holland.

1972 Daily Tel. 13 Mar. 3/2 Caravanners who park in lay-bys causing litter and hygiene problems will face prosecution.

1973 Times 30 Apr. 14/1 My correspondent at the front owns a weekend cottage in Norfolk and was in the habit of collecting his empty wine bottles and baked bean cans and dumping them in the lay-by bins on the way home on Sundays.

1973 People's Jrnl. 4 Aug. (Inverness & Northern Counties ed.) 8/2 The holidaymakers had stopped in a lay-by at Oban and Miss Coldrick thinks she left the camera on the car boot.

a. Something laid by or saved; savings.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > sum of money saved

nest-egg1686

saving1737

haining1823

save1844

lay-by1894

1894 S. Baring-Gould Kitty Alone III. 65 I had gone with all my little lay-by to get you out of your difficulties.

b. A system of payment whereby a purchaser puts down a deposit on an article, which is then kept on one side for him until he has paid the full price. Also transferred, and as v. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > buying > [noun] > deposit against future purchase

lay-by1930

lay-away1961

1930 Sydney Morning Herald 16 Oct. 4 (advt.) Avail yourself of our lay-by service.

1943 Amer. Speech 18 95 [New Zealand] A few trade names have caught the public fancy, and become generalized..A system of hire-purchase called the ‘Lay-by’ has resulted in the verb ‘layby’, pronounced and written as one word.

1944 W. E. Harney Taboo (ed. 3) 154 He did not complain, for it was to him a tribal law and custom—a lay-by system to protect him when he was old.

1957 Rhodesia Herald 16 Mar. (advt.) Lay-Byes Accepted Now.

1960 Times 25 June 9/4 When in Australia..I was bewildered to find this expression ‘Lay by’ used widely in large shops, until I discovered that it meant that the management would put aside articles for customers.

1969 Sydney Morning Herald 24 May 26/8 (advt.) Goldfish, tropical. Full range plants, access... Lay-by or terms. Get your discount card now.

B. adj.

Intended to be ‘laid by’.

ΚΠ

1804 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 492 You might..have executed..a correct and expurgated copy for a lay-by edition.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lay-by
释义	lay-byn.adj. Brit. /ˈleɪbʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈleɪˌbaɪ/ Forms: Also lay-bye. Etymology: < lay v.¹ + by adv. A. n. 1. a. A ‘slack’ part of a river in which barges are laid by out of use. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [noun] > still part > where barges are laid up lay-by1826 1826 J. Kay Let. 7 July in Notes & Queries (1960) Apr. 148/1 I have given permission for a Laybye to be formed in the bank of the Canal near Thornhill Bridge. 1879 E. J. Castle Law of Rating 61 Pumping station, wharf, lay-by for barges. 1891 Field 7 Mar. 344/2 A lay~by near Windsor Bridge. 1892 Field 17 Sept. 454/3 Screened lay-byes and deep pools. 1899 Daily News 9 May 3/1 There is a river frontage to the Thames of 160 ft. with private dock and lay-by for three barges. b. A railway siding. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > siding siding1825 sideling1828 sidetrack1828 sideline1831 passing place1841 shunt line1904 lay-by1906 1906 Westm. Gaz. 28 Sept. 7/1 A heavy goods train had left the up-line..and run into a short lay-by. 1955 L. T. C. Rolt Red for Danger x. 206 He therefore signalled the L.M.S. goods out of the lay-by, but the driver stopped in Charfield station for water. c. An area adjoining a road where vehicles may park without interfering with the traffic. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > lay-by rest area1916 pull-off1927 rest stop1930 lay-by1939 drive-off1940 pull-in1954 1939 Nature 20 May 850/1 ‘Lay-byes’ and ‘drawn-ins’ should be made on every few miles of highway. 1950 Engineering 17 Nov. 387/2 Stopping places off the carriageway in the form of lay-bys. 1959 Manch. Guardian 1 July 5/4 The emergence of a new type of picnic—the lay-by high tea... On any arterial road you can see the family saloons..heave into the lay-by. 1971 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 8 Aug. 4/3 We enjoyed a Sunday picnic in a forest layby and then returned to Holland. 1972 Daily Tel. 13 Mar. 3/2 Caravanners who park in lay-bys causing litter and hygiene problems will face prosecution. 1973 Times 30 Apr. 14/1 My correspondent at the front owns a weekend cottage in Norfolk and was in the habit of collecting his empty wine bottles and baked bean cans and dumping them in the lay-by bins on the way home on Sundays. 1973 People's Jrnl. 4 Aug. (Inverness & Northern Counties ed.) 8/2 The holidaymakers had stopped in a lay-by at Oban and Miss Coldrick thinks she left the camera on the car boot. 2. a. Something laid by or saved; savings. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > sum of money saved nest-egg1686 saving1737 haining1823 save1844 lay-by1894 1894 S. Baring-Gould Kitty Alone III. 65 I had gone with all my little lay-by to get you out of your difficulties. b. A system of payment whereby a purchaser puts down a deposit on an article, which is then kept on one side for him until he has paid the full price. Also transferred, and as v. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > [noun] > deposit against future purchase lay-by1930 lay-away1961 1930 Sydney Morning Herald 16 Oct. 4 (advt.) Avail yourself of our lay-by service. 1943 Amer. Speech 18 95 [New Zealand] A few trade names have caught the public fancy, and become generalized..A system of hire-purchase called the ‘Lay-by’ has resulted in the verb ‘layby’, pronounced and written as one word. 1944 W. E. Harney Taboo (ed. 3) 154 He did not complain, for it was to him a tribal law and custom—a lay-by system to protect him when he was old. 1957 Rhodesia Herald 16 Mar. (advt.) Lay-Byes Accepted Now. 1960 Times 25 June 9/4 When in Australia..I was bewildered to find this expression ‘Lay by’ used widely in large shops, until I discovered that it meant that the management would put aside articles for customers. 1969 Sydney Morning Herald 24 May 26/8 (advt.) Goldfish, tropical. Full range plants, access... Lay-by or terms. Get your discount card now. B. adj. Intended to be ‘laid by’. ΚΠ 1804 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 492 You might..have executed..a correct and expurgated copy for a lay-by edition. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1804
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