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lawks
/ lɔːks /
interjection
- an expression of surprise or dismay
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lawks1
C18: variant of Lord!, probably influenced in form by alack
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Example Sentences
Charles, who had run up to the nursery during dinner to say so, remarked with a prefatory "Lawks" that wonders would never cease.
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In return to which Miss Corke could find nothing better to say than 'Lawks!'
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The mother died a few days afterwards; the child is our Harry; and I came to ask you—but, good lawks!
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