like of

English

Verb

like of

  1. (obsolete) To be pleased with.
    • c. 1621–6, Massinger, Philip, The Unnatural Combat”, in Gifford, William, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger, Act 3, Scene 1, published 1845, page 44:
      He ne'er observed / To twirl a dish about, you did not like of, / All being pleasing to you;

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(See the entry for like of in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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