sofy
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊfi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊfi/
Noun
sofy (plural sofies)
- (archaic) Pronunciation spelling of sofa.
- 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, “In which the Same Subject is Pursued”, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, OCLC 3174108, page 490:
- I'm a settin' on Mr. and Mrs. Eaggles's sofy, which they bought with honest money, and very dear it cost 'em, too.
- 1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, “Springing a Mine”, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, OCLC 999756093, page 522:
- "Now, Mademoiselle," says Mr. Bucket, in a cool determined way, "you go and sit down upon that sofy."
- (Can we date this quote?), Eugene Wood, Back Home and Folks Back Home, Doubleday, Doran, Incorporated, page 207:
- "What they goin' to do with the sofy, I ast you?” “What sofy? "What sofy? W'y , the sofy Brother Longenecker sets on, o' course […]
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