lay by
verb- To put away for future use; save; to build up as savings. · He had managed to lay by money for college through his years as a paperboy.
- (of a sailing vessel) To remain stationary while heading into the wind; to come to a standstill; heave to; lay to.
- To tend (a crop) for the last time, leaving it to mature without further cultivation.
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Akela the Lone Wolf lay by the side of his rock as a sign that the leadership of the Pack was open, and Shere Khan with his following of scrap-fed wolves walked to and fro openly being flattered.
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