back-wayn.
/ˈbakˈweɪ/ A way at the back, or leading to the back, of any place; hence, an indirect, roundabout way, a by-path.
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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > [noun] > by-way (not main route)
by-gatec1330
byway1330
outwaya1382
sidewayc1450
back-way1577
diverticle1582
diverticulum1647
by-route1855
1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Eng. 55/1 in Chron. I The entries, the backwayes, and the whole situation thereof.
1660 Scutum Regale: Royal Buckler 10 Death..still will have, A thousand backwayes to the grave.
1709 J. Stevens tr. F. de Quevedo Comical Wks. (ed. 2) 74 He should come in the back-way..and open the Garden Door.
1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. ii. 34 I would not creep out the back way.
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