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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bypath

· By·path · IPA /ˈbaɪˌpæθ/
01 n. A private path; an obscure way; indirect means.
pl. Bypaths
  1. 1.
    A private path; an obscure way; indirect means.
    “God known, my son, By what bypaths, and indirect crooked ways, I met this crown.” Shak.