some old

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Meaning: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seesome,‎old.; (US,idiomatic,informal)Some, some unspecified or yet-undetermined one (especially for emphasis).Don't worry, I'll findsome oldway to do it.1921,Law Notes, volume40,page72:But I don't want you to promise anything – you're a decent old sort, and you'd be sure to make it up to mesome oldway or other.1930s, "Chilly Winds" (U.S. folk song), collected inJohn A. Lomaxet al.,Our Singing Country(1941), p.294:I ain't got but one old rusty dime. / [...]Oh, I'll have a new dollarsome oldday,And I'll throw this old rusty dime away.1936(recorded 1957),Foggy Mountain Boys(FlattandScruggs, as "Certain and Stacey"), onFoggy Mountain Jamboree, "Some Old Day" lyrics:I've been workin' out in the rainTied to the dirty old ball and chainOh dear mother I'll come homesome oldday1970,Gram ParsonsinThe Flying Burrito Brothers, "$1000 Wedding" lyrics:So why don't someone here just spike his drinkWhy don't you do him insome oldwaySupposed to be a funeral2011, Wilbur Thornton,Intoxicating Winds,page519:[The con man] will get good folksBecause they will just try to help folks insome oleway!

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