What does bye-stander mean?
Bye-stander means Obsolete form of bystander..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Obsolete form of bystander..
Æruginous vomiting, ſpitting at the bye-ſtanders, gnaſhing or grinding of the teeth, or ſnatching at the bed-clothes, are the fore-runners of a diſſolution.
His being only a bye-stander was not disclaimed.
If a bye-stander assists one of the parties with his advice, it gives no offence to the other; […]
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Bye-stander means Obsolete form of bystander..
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Æruginous vomiting, ſpitting at the bye-ſtanders, gnaſhing or grinding of the teeth, or ſnatching at the bed-clothes, are the fore-runners of a diſſolution.
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