such a one

such a one
pronoun
Etymology: Middle English such an on
1. : one of this or that kind : one of a specified or understood kind

he knows who is a likely witch and takes such a one in hand by commonsense methods — W.W.Howells

2.
a. : one of a kind to be indicated or specified

such a one as may be found in any small town

b. : one of the same kind

just such a one as his father

3. archaic : someone not named

telling you then … that such a one and such a one were past cure — Shakespeare

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such a person or thing

what was the reward for such a one as Fox?


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