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put by
put by
put
something
by
and
lay
something
by
to reserve a portion of something; to preserve and store something, such as food.
I put some money by for a rainy day.
I laid some eggs by for our use tomorrow.
See also:
put
put by
v.
1.
To place something at the side of something else:
We put the plates by the cake.
2.
To save something for later use:
The family put by the extra wrapping paper for next year.
See also:
put
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Balderstone
['bɔ:ldəstəun]
Temple
['templ]
Sammy
['sæmi]
Sheamus
SHAY-mus
Irish
Menno
ME-no
(German)
Dutch, German
Frona
FRO-nə
English
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