Forby

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forby \For*by"\, adv. & prep. [See {Foreby}.]
     Near; hard by; along; past. [Obs.]
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           To tell her if her child went ought forby. --Chaucer.
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           To the intent that ships may pass along forby all the
           sides of the city without let.           --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
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