inbye
(Scotland, Northern England, of farmland) Near or nearest the house.
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(Scotland, Northern England, of farmland) Near or nearest the house.
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(Scotland) Inside the house; inside an inner room of the house.
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(legal, Scottish land law) Belonging to the farm or croft; as opposed to common.
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