come in at the window

come in at the window
   obsolete
   to be illegitimate
   The newcomer was figuratively introduced into the household by any aperture other than the front door. Following the window in popularity were the side door, the back door, the wicket, and the hatch. Also as come o' will:
    In at the window or else o'er the hatch ... I am I howe'er I was begot. (Shakespeare, King John)
    Little curlie Geoffrey — that's the eldest, the come o' will. (W. Scott, 1815)

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