"as who should say" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Probably a calque of French comme qui dirait/diroit. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fr|comme qui dirait|nocap=1}} calque of French comme qui dirait Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} as who should say, {{en-PP}} as who should say
  1. (dated) as if one should say, as if to say; so to say; in a manner of speaking. Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers, Florilegium (journal) Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-as_who_should_say-en-prep_phrase-GXRR~skL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 164, column 1:",
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          "ref": "c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vi], page 143, column 2:",
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