'swounds

[ zwoundz, zoundz, zwoondz ]

/ zwaʊndz, zaʊndz, zwundz /

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interjection Obsolete.

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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, Swtz., swum, swung, swung dash

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

/ (zwaʊndz, zaʊndz) /

interjection

archaic less common spellings of zounds

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