yesterday but one

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

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""Yesterday but one I located a number of them twisted matches in the floor sweepings of the Slade Arms; an' all that evenin' I sat there, watchin' the different men that came in an' had a drink an' a smoke; but I couldn't get onto no one. …""
""Yesterday but one [the day before yesterday], I bought a kilo of beans at 4,000 [shillings]. Yesterday, I came back and it was 5,000.""

From yesterday + but (“except for”) + one https://www.observer.ug/lifestyle/42-entertainment/44856-kataaha-has-to-sort-out-the-cracks-in-english

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What does yesterday but one mean?

Day before yesterday.

Where does yesterday but one come from?

From yesterday + but (“except for”) + one https://www.observer.ug/lifestyle/42-entertainment/44856-kataaha-has-to-sort-out-the-cracks-in-english

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