Meanings
- archaicSynonym of zounds.
Well, I thought that, gadswoons, I would have a peep at his Infernal Majesty.
1826, Walter Scott, Woodstock2 more examples
Gadswoons! I muttered, could it be that the Young Mistress herself would finally take dinner with us?
1961, Rosser Evans, A Feast of Friends, page 106Gadswoons I will. I swear on myself and on Satan and on the mother who bore me that I'll hang twelve of you today from one yard-arm if someone doesn't own up.
2017, Arturo Perez-Reverte, Pirates of the Levant: The Adventures of Captain AlatristeSynonyms: zounds
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionSynonym of zounds.
Origin
Contraction of God's wounds; see zounds.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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