Hang-bies

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

  Hang-by \Hang"-by`\ (-b[imac]`), n.; pl. {Hang-bies}
     (-b[imac]z`).
     A dependent; a hanger-on; -- so called in contempt. --B.
     Jonson.
     [1913 Webster]