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'swounds

American  

[zwoundz, zoundz, zwoondz] / zwaʊndz, zaʊndz, zwundz /

interjection

Obsolete.

1. zounds.

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swounds British  

/ zwaʊndz, zaʊndz /

interjection

1. archaic less common spellings of zounds

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Etymology

Origin of 'swounds

First recorded in 1580–90; 's ³ + wound ¹ + -s ³

Example Sentences

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Collar, sir? 'swounds, I scorn your collar, I, sir, am no collier's horse, sir, never ride me with your collar, an you do, I'll shew you a jade's trick.

From Every Man in His Humour by Jonson, Ben

She swounds: Aspatia help, for Heavens sake water;                   Such as may chain life for ever to this frame.

From The Maids Tragedy by Fletcher, John

He swounds, fetch him some Cordiall—Now put in Sir.

From The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Volume 2 of 10: Introduction to the Elder Brother by Fletcher, John

Nay, swounds, it shall; she's mine in scorn of speed.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various

He swounds, fetch him some Cordial—Now put in, Sir.

From The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Volume 2 of 10: Introduction to the Elder Brother by Fletcher, John

No kindly angel whispered to her that she should go in, now, for "swounds and vapours," and thus bolster up the protectiveness that had come to birth within him that night.

From Captivity by Eyles, M. Leonora