† Cudsn.
Obsolete.
A euphemistic substitute for God's, in oaths and exclamations.
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Coda1500
Gadc1500
cots1526
Cuds1607
gara1616
Cuts1671
dad1674
cops1693
bob1823
1607 T. Middleton Michaelmas Terme ii. sig. D3 Cuds me, i'me vndone.
a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) iv. 49 Cud so Gnothoes ile not tarry so long.
a1627 T. Middleton No Wit (1657) v. 115 Cuds Bodkins!
1664 T. Killigrew Parsons Wedding i. ii, in Comedies & Trag. 79 Cuds body, they're twigs of the old Rod..that whipt us so lately.
1689 R. Wild Benefice iv. 48 Cud's Noun's, Sir Homily.
1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 1 July (1948) I. 305 Cudsho, the next letter to Presto will be dated from Wexford.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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