sole
/soʊl/ noun C2- The bottom or plantar surface of the foot.
- The bottom of a shoe or boot.
- Solea solea, a flatfish of the family Soleidae; a true sole.
- A flatfish resembling those of the family Soleidae.
- The bottom of the body of a plough; the slade.
- The bottom of a furrow.
- The end section of the chanter of a set of bagpipes.
- The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts.
Plural soles
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“If I were sole owner we’d shake hands on it now, my dear Dantès, and call it settled; but I have a partner, and you know the Italian proverb—Chi ha compagno ha padrone—‘He who has a partner has a master.’ But the thing is at least half done, as you have one out of two votes.
Having pricked and grievously torn the soles of his feet, he accused the Bramble because, when he had fled to her for assistance, she had used him worse than the hedge itself.
Twice already in his career had Holmes helped him to attain success, his own sole reward being the intellectual joy of the problem.
“And look at this!” He held the lamp down and illuminated a smudge of blood like the mark of a boot-sole upon the wooden sill.
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