Hisself
pron, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Himself. dialectal, informal
"Among those who seemed disposed to join in this opinion was the Jehu of the Warwickshire coach, who expressed his conviction to our hero, that "he wos a young gent as had much himproved hisself since he tooled him up to the 'Varsity with his guvnor.""
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More examples"Among those who seemed disposed to join in this opinion was the Jehu of the Warwickshire coach, who expressed his conviction to our hero, that "he wos a young gent as had much himproved hisself since he tooled him up to the 'Varsity with his guvnor.""
Etymology
From Middle English his-self, his self, his-selfe, his-selven, his selfen; equivalent to his + -self.
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