English

Phrase

of a

1. (dated, now dialectal, idiomatic) on every; in the (followed by a noun indicating a certain time)
   • 1839, John Gibson Lockhart, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart:

     He always used to dine at my father's house of a Sunday.

   • 2008, Kim Patrick, “Rewarding Good Behavior in Children”:

     So, next time they come to me of a morning and ask the same question, what do you think my answer might be?

See also

• of an

Anagrams

• fao, FAO, oaf