Meanings
interjection
alternative zlead · alternative zleads
- obsoleteAn oath; expressing fury, surprise etc.
Zlid, before the Prologue had done, I had lost my purse.
1616, S. S., Honest Lawyer1 more example
Z'lid, Jove forgive me that I ſwear, / Quoth he, how think'ſt, how came they here?
1665, Charles Cotton, Scarronides
Origin
Shortened form of God's lid.
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zlid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zlid
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“zlid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zlid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zlid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zlid.
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