992
source:
England
Entry:
992
Example:
He use to could lift a fifty-six ower his heead wi’ one hand, but he can’t nah.
Modal 1:
used to
Modal 2:
could
Gender:
Unknown
Race/Ethnicity:
White
Level of Education:
Unknown
Home Community, Town, or State:
Unknown
Location Collected:
England (West Yorkshire)
Medium:
Spoken
Sentence Structure:
1.1
Notes:
Leeds Mercury Supplement, September 16, 1899, (cited in English Dialect Dictionary, s.v. use, v. II.