† 'Snailsint.
Obsolete.
= God's nails at nail n. 5b, used as a petty oath or exclamation.
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the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > miscellaneous
depardieuc1290
by God's namec1330
by God's roodc1330
by God's eyes1340
God's soul1345
for God's sakec1386
cock's soulc1405
God's armsc1405
by God's dooma1425
(by) (God's) nailsa1500
by God's fast?1515
God's lord?1520
God's sacramenta1529
God's dominusc1530
by God's crown1535
God's bread1535
God's gown1535
God's guts1543
of God's word?1550
God's hat1569
Gods me1570
marry (a) Godc1574
God's malt1575
God's ludd?1577
God's sacring?1577
God's sokinges?1577
trunnion?1577
(by) God's will1579
God's teeth1580
'Shearta1596
God's light1598
by God's me1599
'Snails1599
'Slight1600
God's diggers1602
'Swill1602
od's mea1616
od's my lifea1616
'Sprecious1631
'Sbores1640
odso1660
for sake('s) sake1665
Gad's precious1677
heartlikins1677
od1681
'Sdiggers1687
(Lord) love you (also your heart)1707
God's fury1748
heartikins1751
S'fire1791
nom de Dieu1848
'strewth1892
Lord lumme1895
lumme1898
1599 J. Hayward 1st Pt. Henrie IIII 19 Sir Hugh swore, swownes, and snayles, let vs set vpon them.
1605 London Prodigall v. i. 222 Snailes, is there such cowardice in that?
1617 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Faire Quarrell v. sig. I3v Snailes shees the Phisitians Bronstrops, Trim.
1821 W. Scott Kenilworth xxiv Nay, 'snails! I think his horse will take the matter in his own hand.
1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 321 'Snails!..were any neighbour to meet me.., what could they think?]
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