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▪ I. Godfrey1 Med.|ˈgɒdfrɪ|
[f. the name of Thomas Godfrey of Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, fl. early 18th c.]
In full, Godfrey's cordial. (See quot. 1961.)
[1722Applebee's Original Weekly Jrnl. 17 Feb. 2298/1 To all Retailers and Others. The General Cordial formerly sold by Mr. Thomas Godfrey of Hunsdown in Hertfordshire, deceased, is now prepared, according to a Receipt written by his own Hand, and..is now sold by me Thomas Humphreys of Ware in the said County, Surgeon.] 1785Act 25 Geo. III c. 79 Schedule..Containing the names by which many medicinal preparations..are known and distinguished... Godfrey's Cordial. 1845L. Playfair Rep. Large Towns Lancs. 115 We want more of your Godfrey, for it does not produce convulsions in our children, like some of the other Godfreys. 1856C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain ii. xx. 563 ‘What have you nearest?’ ‘Godfrey's Cordial, sir,’ quickly suggested the nurse. 1875A. S. Taylor Poisons (ed. 3) lvi. 563 Godfrey's cordial. This is chiefly a mixture of infusion of sassafras, treacle, and tincture of opium... In 1837–38, twelve children were killed by this mixture. 1927C. H. La Wall Four Thousand Years Pharmacy ix. 418 Godfrey's Cordial..was a popular household remedy in Great Britain in 1722, when an advertisement of it appeared, announcing the transfer of the formula to John Humphreys, Apothecary, by the estate of Thomas Godfrey, deceased. 1961Brit. Med. Dict. 622/2 Godfrey's cordiale, a sweetened and flavoured tincture of opium, a preparation rarely prescribed in modern medicine.
▪ II. Godfrey2 U.S. slang.|ˈgɒdfrɪ|
A euphemistic assimilation of God to the name Godfrey, used as an exclamation of strong feeling or surprise (cf. god n. 7 a); also in phr. by guess and by Godfrey: see guess n. 1.
1904Dialect Notes II. 425 Godfrey! An ejaculation. Also godfrey mighty, and godfrey Lijah. 1906W. Churchill Coniston 274 ‘Godfrey!’ exclaimed Ephraim. 1907Dialect Notes III. 188 Godfrey mighty, softened form of God Almighty. 1909Dialect Notes 411 Godfrey, used as a mild oath in the phrase by Godfrey. 1909J. C. Lincoln Keziah Coffin vii. 104 If ever a craft was steered by guess and by godfrey, 'twas that old hooker of Zach's t'other night. Ibid. viii. 124 Oh, my godfreys mighty! 1916‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd v. 71 Why my godfrey, man, the stuff's all punch. 1930S. Henry Conquering Plains 136 And there are the Government troops at Riley and Harker—by Godfrey!—if it comes to that. 1942W. Faulkner Go Down, Moses 15 They hadn't even cast the dogs yet when Uncle Buck roared, ‘Gone away! I godfrey, he broke cover then!’ |