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gadswoons

gadswoons interjection: synonym of zounds.

Interjection

  1. (archaic) Synonym of zounds.
    • Well, I thought that, gadswoons, I would have a peep at his Infernal Majesty.1826, Walter Scott, Woodstock
    • Gadswoons! I muttered, could it be that the Young Mistress herself would finally take dinner with us?1961, Rosser Evans, A Feast of Friends, page 106
    Synonyms:
    zounds

Synonyms of gadswoons

Origin of gadswoons

Contraction of God's wounds; see zounds.

Questions about gadswoons

What does gadswoons mean?
Gadswoons means synonym of zounds.
What part of speech is gadswoons?
Gadswoons is an interjection.

Words near gadswoons in the dictionary

  1. gadsman
  2. gadsmen
  3. gadso
  4. Gadson
  5. Gadsons
  6. gadswoons
  7. GADT
  8. GADTs
  9. gaduin
  10. gadulka
  11. gadulkas

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