† solœcaladj.
Obsolete. rare.
Provincially incorrect.
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solœcal1716
1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 31 in Athenæ Britannicæ III That favours much of the old Saxon or even of the Soloecal Dialect.
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- he she wouldn't know a —— if it etc him
- he she wouldn't know a —— if it etc him etc
- he she wouldn't know a —— if it etc him her
- he she wouldn't know a —— if it kicked him
- he she wouldn't know a —— if it kicked him etc
- he she wouldn't know a —— if it kicked him her
- he she wouldn't say boo to a goose
- he should have a long spoon that sups with the devil
- he that comes first to the mill grinds first
- he that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing
- he that hews high may have a chip fall in his eye
- he that looks high may have a chip fall in his eye
- he that marries a girl, mars a woman
- he that sings once, weeps all his life after
- he that touches pitch shall be defiled
- he that will not when he may, when he will he shall not
- he that would go to sea for pleasure, would go to hell for a pastime
- he this
- he thishe that
- he travels fastest who travels alone
- he travels the fastest who travels alone
- he who can, does he who cannot, teaches
- he who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day
- he who pisses against the wind, wets his shirt