'sfoot

interjection

A contraction of "God's foot"; an oath.

Meanings

interjection

alternative obsolete fut

  1. obsoleteA contraction of "God's foot"; an oath.

    ’Sfoot, what a bevy of beaten slaves are here!

    1611, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, King and No King
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    ’Sfoot, I’ll learn to conjure and raise devils

    1602, William Shakespeare, The History of Troilus and Cressida

    Again, again, as God judge me: ’sfoot, cuz, they stand thrumming here with me all day, and yet I get nothing. ’Sfoot, my wit bleeds for’t, methinks.

    1604-1616. Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton, The Honest Whore

    “’Sfoot,” Mr. Editor, — what exquisite nonsense hast thou here suffered to pass wholly unnoticed?

    1814, . Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, The Monthly Review, page 234

Origin

A style of oath appearing in Jacobean drama in the 17th century.

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APA

'sfoot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'sfoot

MLA

“'sfoot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'sfoot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'sfoot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'sfoot.

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