Forby \For*by"\, adv. & prep. [See {Foreby}.] Near; hard by; along; past. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To tell her if her child went ought forby. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] To the intent that ships may pass along forby all the sides of the city without let. --Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster]