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sofy (plural sofies or sofys)
- (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, 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, 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