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'swounds

[ zwoundz, zoundz, zwoondz ]
/ zwaÊŠndz, zaÊŠndz, zwundz /
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interjection Obsolete.
zounds.
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Origin of 'swounds

First recorded in 1580–90; 's3 + wound1 + -s3

Words nearby 'swounds

sworn, swot, swotter, swotty, swound, 'swounds, swozzle, SWS, Swtz., swum, swung
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How to use 'swounds in a sentence

  • Over streams and fallen trees, and chinquepin ridges; through bogs and myrtle thickets and miles of grape vines—swounds!

    Prisoners of Hope|Mary Johnston

  • "I suppose that's what you've been expecting me to do—faint all over the place—swounds and vapours," she said, laughing faintly.

    Captivity|M. Leonora Eyles

  • Swounds, but an empty stomach is a craven comrade in a desperate enterprise.

    The Tavern Knight|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for 'swounds

swounds

'swounds

/ (zwaÊŠndz, zaÊŠndz) /
interjection
archaic less common spellings of zounds
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