The Collaborative International Dictionary
Forthby \Forth`by"\, adv. [Obs.] See Forby.
Wiktionary
adv. (obsolete form of forby English)
Usage examples of "forthby".
Sir Giles had stood all the way home and ever since had sought refuge in a separate bedroom and in Mrs Forthby, in whose flat in St John's Wood he could at least be assured of moderation.
And besides, Mrs Forthby in the flesh was a different kettle of fish to Mrs Forthby in his fantasies.
Internally Mrs Forthby was a void if her inconsequential conversation was anything to go by and it was this void that Sir Giles, ever hopeful of finding a lover with needs as depraved as his own, sought to fill.
And here he had to admit that Mrs Forthby fell far short of his expectations.
After one such episode he had threatened to murder Mrs Forthby and had only been restrained by his inability to stand upright even after she had untied him.
Occasionally he struggled briefly for the look of the thing and whimpered hoarsely but Mrs Forthby was, at least superficially, implacable.
The scenario of Sir Giles' fantasy called for a brutal implacability and Mrs Forthby did her best.
But if Mrs Forthby wasn't naturally brutal, with the lights down low it was possible to imagine that she was and she had the merit of being strong and of wearing her costume there were several most convincingly.
Mrs Forthby had excelled herself and he was still tingling with satisfaction.
He might lose his seat in Parliament but he would be £150,000 richer and Mrs Forthby was waiting.
Lady Maud took stock of the furniture, including Mrs Forthby in the process, and then sat down in an armchair.
He went to his flat, had a bath, dined in a restaurant and drove round to Elm Road to find Mrs Forthby already dressed for the part.
He slithered sideways off the bed and crawled towards Mrs Forthby like a crab with rheumatoid arthritis.
In Arizona a freak whirlwind destroyed …'' Mrs Forthby switched off the radio and poured herself another cup of tea before remembering what the announcer had just said.
Half the county was there as Lady Maud strode through the pinetum with Mrs Forthby as her bridesmaid.