the devil a one

Pronoun

dated idiomatic regional slang

(now regional, dated, idiomatic, slang) Not a single one, none (of a number of people or things). / (now regional, dated, idiomatic, slang) Not; with a singular pronoun, negates the clause.

Japanese Meaning

（地方方言、時代遅れ、慣用表現、スラング）全く一つもない、何一つ〜でない / （地方方言、時代遅れ、慣用表現、スラング）単数の代名詞と共に用いられ、文全体を否定する効果を持つ

What is this buttons?

When I asked for volunteers, the devil a one stepped forward.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

ボランティアを募ったとき、一人たりとも手を挙げなかった。

Details

Sense（1）

(now regional, dated, idiomatic, slang) Not a single one, none (of a number of people or things).

making great chear with a good deal of vineger, the devil a one of them did forbear from his victuals, it was a triumphant and incomparable spectacle to see how they ravened and devoured.

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