Part 1511

<h1>Buzzardet</h1> <Xpage=198>

<hw>Buz"zard*et`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A hawk resembling the buzzard, but with legs relatively longer.</def>

<h1>Buzzer</h1> <Xpage=198>

<hw>Buzz"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, buzzes; a whisperer; a talebearer.</def>

<blockquote>And wants not <b>buzzers</b> to infect his ear With pestilent speeches of his father's death. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Buzzingly</h1> <Xpage=198>

<hw>Buzz"ing*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a buzzing manner; with a buzzing sound.</def>

<h1>Buzzsaw</h1> <Xpage=198>

<hw>Buzz"saw`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <def>A circular saw; -- so called from the buzzing it makes when running at full speed.</def>

<h1>By</h1> <Xpage=198>

<hw>By</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>prep.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>bi</ets>, AS. <ets>b\'c6</ets>, <ets>big</ets>, near to, by, of, from, after, according to; akin to OS.& OFries. <ets>bi</ets>, <ets>be</ets>, D. <ets>bij</ets>, OHG. <ets>b\'c6</ets>, G. <ets>bie</ets>, Goth. <ets>bi</ets>, and perh. Gr.<ets><?/</ets>. E. prefix <ets>be-</ets> is orig.the same word. <?/ See <ets>pref</ets>. <er>Be</er>-.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with; <as>as, come and sit <ex>by</ex> me</as>.</def>

<blockquote><b>By</b> foundation or <b>by</b> shady rivulet He sought them both. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>On; along; in traversing. Compare 5.</def>

<blockquote>Long labors both <b>by</b> sea and land he bore. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>By</b> land, <b>by</b> water, they renew the charge. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Near to, while passing; hence, from one to the other side of; past; <as>as, to go <ex>by</ex> a church</as>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Used in specifying adjacent dimensions; <as>as, a cabin twenty feet <ex>by</ex> forty</as>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Against.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Tyndale [1. Cor. iv. 4].</i>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>With, as means, way, process, etc.; through means of; with aid of; through; through the act or agency of; <as>as, a city is destroyed <ex>by</ex> fire</as>; profit is made <i>by</i> commerce; to take <i>by</i> force.</def>

<note>To the meaning of <i>by</i>, as denoting means or agency, belong, more or less closely, most of the following uses of the word: <sd>(a)</sd> It points out the author and producer; as, "Waverley", a novel <i>by</i> Sir W.Scott; a statue <i>by</i> Canova; a sonata <i>by</i> Beethoven. <sd>(b)</sd> In an oath or adjuration, it indicates the being or thing appealed to as sanction; as, I affirm to you <i>by</i> all that is sacred; he swears <i>by</i> his faith as a Christian; no, <i>by</i> Heaven. <sd>(c)</sd> According to; by direction, authority, or example of; after; -- in such phrases as, it appears <i>by</i> his account; ten o'clock <i>by</i> my watch; to live <i>by</i> rule; a model to build <i>by</i>. <sd>(d)</sd> At the rate of; according to the ratio or proportion of; in the measure or quantity of; as, to sell cloth <i>by</i> the yard, milk <i>by</i> the quart, eggs <i>by</i> the dozen, meat <i>by</i> the pound; to board <i>by</i> the year. <sd>(e)</sd> In comparison, it denotes the measure of excess or deficiency; when anything is increased or diminished, it indicates the measure of increase or diminution; as, larger <i>by</i> a half; older <i>by</i> five years; to lessen <i>by</i> a third. <sd>(f)</sd> It expresses continuance or duration; during the course of; within the period of; as, <i>by</i> day, <i>by</i> night. <sd>(g)</sd> As soon as; not later than; near or at; -- used in expressions of time; as, <i>by</i> this time the sun had risen; he will be here <i>by</i> two o'clock.</note>

<note>In boxing the compass, <i>by</i> indicates a pint nearer to, or towards, the next cardinal point; as, north <i>by</i> east, <it>i.e.</it>, a point towards the east from the north; northeast <i>by</i> east, <it>i.e.</it>, on point nearer the east than northeast is.</note>

<note>&hand; <i>With</i> is used instead of <i>by</i> before the instrument with which anything is done; as, to beat one <i>with</i> a stick; the board was fastened by the carpenter <i>with</i> nails. But there are many words which may be regarded as means or processes, or, figuratively, as instruments; and whether <i>with</i> or <i>by</i> shall be used with them is a matter of arbitrary, and often, of unsettled usage; as, to a reduce a town <i>by</i> famine; to consume stubble <i>with</i> fire; he gained his purpose <i>by</i> flattery; he entertained them <i>with</i> a story; he distressed us <i>with</i> or <i>by</i> a recital of his sufferings. see <er>With</er>.</note>

<cs><col>By all means</col>, <cd>most assuredly; without fail; certainly.</cd> -- <col>By and by</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Close together (of place).</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Two yonge knightes liggyng [lying] <i>by and by</i>." <i>Chaucer</i>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Immediately; at once.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "When . . . persecution ariseth because of the word, <i>by and by</i> he is offended." <i>Matt. xiii. 21</i>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>Presently; pretty soon; before long.</cd> <note>In this phrase, <i>by</i> seems to be used in the sense of <i>nearness in time</i>, and to be repeated for the sake of emphasis, and thus to be equivalent to "soon, <i>and soon</i>," that is instantly; hence, -- less emphatically, -- pretty soon, presently.</note> -- <col>By one's self</col>, <cd>with only one's self near; alone; solitary.</cd>- <col>By the bye</col>. <cd>See under <er>Bye</er>.</cd> -- <col>By the head</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>having the bows lower than the stern; -- said of a vessel when her head is lower in the water than her stern. If her stern is lower, she is by the stern.</cd> -- <col>By the lee</col>, <cd>the situation of a vessel, going free, when she has fallen off so much as to bring the wind round her stern, and to take her sails aback on the other side.</cd> -- <col>By the run</col>, <cd>to let go <i>by the run</i>, to let go altogether, instead of slacking off.</cd> -- <col>By the way</col>, <cd>by the bye; -- used to introduce an incidental or secondary remark or subject.</cd> -<mcol><col>Day by day</col>, <col>One by one</col>, <col>Piece by piece</col>, etc.</mcol>, <cd>each day, each one, each piece, etc., by itself singly or separately; each severally.</cd> -- <col>To come by</col>, <cd>to get possession of; to obtain.</cd> -- <col>To do by</col>, <cd>to treat, to behave toward.</cd> -- <col>To set by</col>, <cd>to value, to esteem.</cd> -- <col>To stand by</col>, <cd>to aid, to support.</cd></cs>

<note>&hand; The common phrase good-by is equivalent to <i>farewell</i>, and would be better written <i>good-bye</i>, as it is a corruption of <i>God be with you</i> (<i>b'w'ye</i>).</note>

<h1>By</h1> <Xpage=198>

<hw>By</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Near; in the neighborhood; present; <as>as, there was no person <ex>by</ex> at the time</as>.</def>