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RECENT POSTSzounds
zownds
interjection
an utterance of surprise: "Zounds!"
1773She Stoops to ConquerMARLOW. Zounds, man! we could as soon find out the longitude!1890The Captain of the Polestar'And you,' he continued, turning suddenly upon our hero, 'are you ready to join the great cause which will make England what it was when the learned Alfred reigned in the land? Zounds, man, speak out, and pick not your phrases.'1915The HighwaymanGeoffrey exhibited a tender agitation. 'Why, Alison, what is it? Zounds, I cannot have you go travelling alone! You must give me news when you make a journey, and I'll ride with you.'1921Ptomaine StreetZounds, if you could hear those two quarrel!1971Gadget Man'Zounds!' said the captain.2000The Hades FactorHe held up the remote control with a flourish. 'Zounds! They're screwed!'Labels: Arthur Conan Doyle, Carolyn Wells, H. C. Bailey, Michael A. Burstein, Oliver Goldsmith, Robert Ludlum and Galye Lynds
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