Zounds Definition
zoundz
interjection
Used to express surprise or anger.
Webster's New World
Archaic spelling of zounds.
Wiktionary
Origin of Zounds
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Abbreviation of God's wounds, with reference to Christ's wounds before the crucifixion. Compare strewth, blimey, gadzooks, 'sblood.
From Wiktionary
Shortening and alteration of God's wounds!
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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