halidom
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of halidom
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hāligdōm. See holy, -dom
Example Sentences
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“Now, by my halidom, but I fully purpose to kill the dragon and rescue the Princess,” cried the Knight, in a cheerful voice.
From The Seven Champions of Christendom by William Henry Giles Kingston
“Now, by my halidom, but I will fetter this monster and break the enchantment, or never see this place again.”
From The Seven Champions of Christendom by William Henry Giles Kingston
"By my halidom, I am glad it was not me you struck, my gentle friend!" quoth Robin, fixing an arrow upon the string.
From Robin Hood by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden
By my halidom, Comrade Gooch, that gentleman whose name you are so shortly to tell us has a very fair idea of how to charge!
From Psmith, Journalist by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
By my halidom," quoth the young lord of Adenheim, "thou dost thy beauty marvellous injustice.
From The Pilgrims of the Rhine by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
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