[...] there had been some amusing byplay with the enginemen as to what might be expected to happen if the engines failed to behave themselves properly.
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Byplay
Synonyms for "byplay" (3 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Italian
1 entries- controscena noun (any action carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action)
Manx
1 entries- fo-chloie noun (any action carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action)
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The father-son byplay is occasionally overdone and tedious, but there is a genuine warmth in both the Oland-Luke and the Toler-Sen Yung teamings.
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