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'sfoot

'sfoot interjection: a contraction of "God's foot"; an oath.

Interjection

  1. (obsolete) A contraction of "God's foot"; an oath.
    • ’Sfoot, I’ll learn to conjure and raise devils1602, William Shakespeare, The History of Troilus and Cressida
    • Again, again, as God judge me: ’sfoot, cuz, they stand thrumming here with me all day, and yet I get nothing.
      ’Sfoot, my wit bleeds for’t, methinks.1604-1616. Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton, The Honest Whore

Forms of 'sfoot

alternative form (obsolete)fut

Origin of 'sfoot

A style of oath appearing in Jacobean drama in the 17th century.

Words that rhyme with 'sfoot

Questions about 'sfoot

What does 'sfoot mean?
'sfoot means a contraction of "God's foot"; an oath.
What part of speech is 'sfoot?
'sfoot is an interjection.

Words near 'sfoot in the dictionary

  1. 'sdained
  2. 'sdaining
  3. 'sdains
  4. 'sdeath
  5. 'sfar
  6. 'sfoot
  7. 'sheart
  8. 'ship
  9. 'shroom
  10. 'shrooms
  11. 'shun

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