Which dictionary, first published in 1755 after nine years of work by a single author, was the pre-eminent English dictionary until the OED superseded it?

• A Webster's Dictionary
• B Bailey's Dictionary
• C Johnson's Dictionary ✓
• D Cawdrey's Table Alphabeticall

Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language contained 42,773 entries and set the standard for English lexicography for over 150 years with its literary quotations.