单词 | ad's wounds |
释义 | > as lemmasad's wounds 1. In genitive compounds, as ad's bud ‘God's blood’, ad's heartlikins (see heart n., int., and adv. Phrases 4), ad's life ‘God's life’, ad's nigs (see nigs n.), ad's wounds ‘God's wounds’, etc. Cf. od n.1 and int. Compounds 1. See also adzooks int.Common from the Restoration period to the mid 18th cent., typically in dramatic texts; later examples represent archaic or regional usage. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) quods1593 dad1674 ad1675 dod1676 gud1678 lordy1821 1675 T. Duffett Mock-tempest iv. i. 31 Ari. The Duke..Sits cracking Fleas, and sucking of their blood. With him is good Gonzale. Pros. Is he so, Adsbud. 1677 A. Behn Rover iv. iii. 63 Is not that a she Creature? ads heartlikins 'tis! what wretched thing art thou—hah! 1680 Revenge; or, Match in Newgate iv. i. 37 Ads nigs, because you have read..Amades de Gall, and the Legend of Lyes, you are licens'd, forsooth, to abuse all the world. 1693 W. Congreve Old Batchelour iii. i. 23 Adsbud who's in fault, Mistress Mine? 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxvii. 91 Ads-heartlikins, you young Gentlemen are made of Iron and Steel, I think. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxi. 123 Ads-dines, Madam, said he, what of all that! 1810 Lady's Mag. Sept. 419/2 The officer..decided in favor of the drum; whereupon the piper indignantly exclaimed—‘Ads wounds, sir! and shall a little [etc.].’ 1813 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. (ed. 9) 112 I'll catch at the handle, add's life [1812 odd's life]. < as lemmas |
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