Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of lay-by English) vb. 1 To put away for future use; put aside; store; save; hoard; to build up as savings. 2 (context nautical English) (of a sailing vessel) To remain stationary while heading into the wind; to come to a standstill; heave to; lay to. 3 (context Southern and Midland US English) To tend (a crop) for the last time, leaving it to mature without further cultivation.
Usage examples of "lay by".
With Jewel--I lay by the lamp, holding up my own head, watching him cap and suture it before he breathed--the wild blood boiled away and the sound of it ceased.
A plastic hand selected something that lay by her side, pressed it to her arm.
She still lay by the fire, but the cloaks that had been drying now lay over her, keeping her warm, but for her back, which felt as though it had just begun to cool.
It had been run over and lay by the side of the road, its chest crushed, bloody foam bubbling from its mouth.
When the old man died some years after I stepped into his place, and now of course I have top wages, and can lay by for a rainy day or a sunny day, as it may happen, and Nelly is as happy as a bird.