Defn: One who bids at an auction in behalf of the auctioneer or owner, for the purpose of running up the price of articles. [U.S.]
BY-BLOW
By"-blow`, n.
1. A side or incidental blow; an accidental blow. With their by-blows they did split the very stones in pieces. Bunyan.
2. An illegitimate child; a bastard. The Aga speedily . . . brought her [his disgraced slave] to court, together with her pretty by-blow, the present Padre Ottomano. Evelyn.
BY-CORNER
By"-cor`ner, n.
Defn: A private corner.
Britain being a by-corner, out of the road of the world. Fuller.
BY-DEPENDENCE
By"-de*pend`ence, n.
Defn: An appendage; that which depends on something else, or is distinct from the main dependence; an accessory. Shak.
BY-DRINKING
By"-drink`ing, n.
Defn: A drinking between meals. [Obs.]