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Singil(l)-solit, adj. Also: single-, (singled-) and -sollit, -soillit, -suollit, -solid, -sol(l)ed, -solt. [Singil(l adj. and Solit ppl. adj. Cf. e.m.E. singlesowld (1588) ‘Of persons: Poor, mean, of little account or worth’, single-soald (1596), in the following sense.] Of shoes: Having only one sole, of normal thickness. Cf. Double-solit adj. 1541 Aberd. B. Rec. I 453.
The best singill solit schoine thai can mak for xx d. 1565 Misc. Maitl. C. I 263.
I mervell that ȝe send vs not out the singill suollitt schoine quhilk ȝe promissit 1637 Banff Ann. I 80.
The price of singil soillit schoes for ilk inche within the waittis therof 12 d. 1640 Kirkcudbr. Min. Bk. 149.
The inch of single-solled schoes of the best sort at xvj d. the inch … the secund sort of single-solled schoes at xiiij d. the inch [etc.] c1650 Spalding I 353.
The haill cordineris in both Abirdeins to mak wp single soillit schois to the collonell maister of Forbes soldiouris 1667 Kirkcudbr. Test. (Reg. H.) 9 May.
A pair of double solt shoes and a pair of single solt anes 1674 Peebles B. Rec. II 90.
The cordiners to tak no more for singled soled work bot eight pennies, and tuelve penneis for double soled work 1676 Kirkintilloch B. Ct. 76.
Single sollit shoone 1689 Kirkcudbr. Test. (Reg. H.) 10 Dec.
Ane pair of single solid shoes
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