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by-scape
† ˈby-scape Obs. rare—1. [f. by- 2 b + scape, aphet. f. escape.] A bastard; cf. by-blow, -slip.1646 Earl of Monmouth Biondi's Hist. vi–ix. 197 For his being God-son to her Brother, and..for that (being very fair) she thought him a by-scape of his. Oxford English Dictionary
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by-slip
† ˈby-slip Obs. [f. by- 2 b + slip n.] 1. A casual or trivial fault.1612 Chapman Widow's T. v, Might it not concur with..your office..to wink a little at a by-slip or so? 2. transf. A bastard. Cf. by-scape.a 1670 Hacket Abp. Williams ii. (1692) 37 As Pope Paul the third carried himself to his ungrac... Oxford English Dictionary
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