Obs. [f. BY adv. + -WARD(S.] Sideways.
(In first quot. ward perh. = ‘confinement, custody.’)
1556. J. Heywood, Spider & F., iv. 28. In eche weake place is wouen a weauing cast, By warde, in warde, to warde the flie more fast.
1674. N. Fairfax, Bulk & Selv., 75. The spring … would only be pusht forwards or by-wards.
