SOE

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abbreviation for (in New Zealand)

State Owned Enterprise

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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Words nearby SOE

Sodomite, sodomize, sodomized, sodomy, Sod's law, SOE, Soekarno, Soemba, Soembawa, Soenda Islands, Soenda Strait

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How to use SOE in a sentence

And further saith that the devill can raise foule wether and stormes, and soe hee did at their meetinges.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
I axed master, if soe bee he knowed sitch a man as one Captain Tomlinson?
Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson
Gif hwa wule witen hwa erest bi won reste am wrecche saule to soe ic eow segge.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250|Various
The expressions rihte ileaue, soe luue are of common occurrence; comp.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various

Soe that a great part of the town is maintained by smithes whoe have their iron and seacole out of Staffordshire.
Warwickshire|Clive Holland