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Webster 1913 Edition

Hang-by

Hang′-byˊ

(-bīˊ)

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Hang-bies

(-bīzˊ)

.

A dependent; a hanger-on; – so called in contempt.

B. Jonson.

Definition 2024

hang-by

hang-by

English

Noun

hang-by ‎(plural hang-bys or hang-bies)

(derogatory, obsolete) A dependent; a hanger-on.
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