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zounds (zo̵undz)

interjection

Archaic used to express surprise or anger: a mild oath

Etymology: altered < the oath (by) God's wounds

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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