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by jabers

by jabers interjection: an oath or intensifier, used similarly to by God.

Interjection

  1. (obsolete) An oath or intensifier, used similarly to by God.

Questions about by jabers

What does by jabers mean?
By jabers means an oath or intensifier, used similarly to by God.
What part of speech is by jabers?
By jabers is an interjection.

Words near by jabers in the dictionary

  1. by hook or by crook
  2. by hook or crook
  3. by in large
  4. by inches
  5. by itself
  6. by jabers
  7. by Jesus
  8. by jiminy
  9. by jingo
  10. by jings
  11. by Jove

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