lay bye

English

Noun

lay bye (plural lay byes)

1. Alternative form of lay-by
   • 1988, Dr. K, His Last Supper, page 38:

     Taking a gamble the decision was made to leave the caravan in the lay bye and use the one car to venture into town to sample some of the local hospitality.

   • 2010, Nsununguli Mbo, A Crisis of the Heart, page 145:

     He stopped at a lay bye somewhere along the way for a rest and a drink.

   • 2016, Howard Robinson, Haven On Tour, page 60:

     Five minutes later the coach was again passing the lay bye, just as the words “The Mayor of Bayswater he had a pretty daughter and the hair on her dickydido hung down to her knees" rang out from the back of the coach.