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- noun Alternative form of
lay-by . - verb To
put away for future use;put aside ;store ;save ;hoard ; tobuild up as savings. - verb nautical (of a sailing vessel) To remain
stationary while heading into the wind; to come to astandstill ; heave to; lay to. - verb Southern and Midland US To tend (a
crop ) for the last time, leaving it tomature without furthercultivation .
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