18 February 2018

zounds

[zoundz]

interjection, Archaic.

1. (used as a mild oath.)

Origin of zounds

1590-1600 First recorded in 1590-1600; variant of ‘swounds

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Examples from the Web for zounds

Historical Examples

zounds, Hogan, do you mean that Joseph Ashburn was betraying me into this man’s hands?
The Tavern Knight
Rafael Sabatini

Why, zounds, his wife and children were not with him on the pavement.
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)

zounds, says the Surgeon in a surprize, what, my Wife dine at your House!
The Tricks of the Town: or, Ways and Means of getting Money
John Thomson

Today’s quote

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

– Jiddu Krishnamurti

On this day

18 February 1294 – death of Kublai Khan, of the Mongol Empire. He was the grandson of Genghis Khan. In 1271, Kublai Khan established the Yuan Empire ruling over modern-day Mongolia, China and Korea. He became the first non-Chinese Emperor to conquer all of China. He was born on 23 February 1215.

18 February 1965 – Australian Freedom Rides led by Charles Perkins. The Freedom Rides were inspired by the Freedom Rides in America. Perkins and 33 others travelled by bus to numerous towns in New South Wales challenging and protesting against discrimination and segregation. They picketed pools, parks and pubs where aborigines were expected to be segregated. Some of the protests turned violent, such as in Moree and Walgett when locals attacked the protesters. One of the protesters was Jim Spigelman who became Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales and later, Chief Justice of New South Wales. Charles Perkins became the first aborigine to graduate from university.