Dictionary entry

BY-DESIGN

Webster's Dictionary 1828

BY-DESI'GN, noun An incidental design, or purpose.

BY'-DRINKING, noun A private drinking.

BY'-END, noun Private end; secret purpose or advantage.

BY'-GONE, adjective Past; gone by.

BY'-INTEREST, noun Self interest; private advantage.

BY'-LANE, noun A private lane, or one out of the usual road.