† 'Sbudn.
Obsolete.
= 'Sbodikins n.
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the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > God's body
by God's corpusc1405
God's sides?1515
(by) Gog's arms, blood, body?1520
God's budkin1599
'Sbody1602
od's bobsa1625
'Sbud1676
Gadsbodikins1677
od's bodikins1677
'Sbodikins1677
Gad's bud1680
od's bud1682
'Sbobs1694
Gad's bobs1695
Gadsbudlikins1697
Cob's-body1708
1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode i. i. 9 'Zbud, I think you men of quality will grow As unreasonable as the Women.
1677 T. D'Urfey Madam Fickle i. 3 I am heartily glad to see you, Good Mr. Harry. 'Sbud he sprouts up finely.
1682 T. Southerne Loyal Brother ii. i S'buds! a Months pay is Nothing to thee.
1734 H. Fielding Don Quixote in Eng. ii. v. 30 'Sbud! I'll beat your Lanthorn-Jaws into your Throat, you Rascal.
1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke 305 S'bud, we had something better to do.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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