Bŷ'-word, n.
(bī'wərd), n. [by and word; A-S. big-word.] A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency. I knew a wise man that had it for a by-word. Bacon.
(bī'wərd), n. [by and word; A-S. big-word.] A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency. I knew a wise man that had it for a by-word. Bacon.