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for land's sakes

for land's sakes is the alternative form of land sakes.

Meaning of land sakes

Interjection

land sakes

  1. (US, somewhat dated and rustic) An expression of surprise or dismay.
    • "Land sakes! I don't keep a boardin' house!"1886, Horatio Alger, chapter 28, in Helping Himself

Questions about for land's sakes

What is for land's sakes the alternative form of?
For land's sakes is the alternative form of land sakes.

Words near for land's sakes in the dictionary

  1. for kicks
  2. for lack of
  3. for lack of trying
  4. for land's sake
  5. for land's sake alive
  6. for land's sakes
  7. for land's sakes alive
  8. for laughs
  9. for life
  10. for long
  11. for loop

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