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land's sake alive

land's sake alive 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 land's sake alive

What is land's sake alive the alternative form of?
Land's sake alive is the alternative form of land sakes.

Words near land's sake alive in the dictionary

  1. land yacht
  2. land yachting
  3. land yachts
  4. Land's End
  5. land's sake
  6. land's sake alive
  7. land's sakes
  8. land's sakes alive
  9. land-bank
  10. land-banks
  11. land-beaver

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