odsfish

English

Interjection

odsfish

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of gadzooks
    • 1842, Edward Lytton Bulwer, Devereux, page 64:
      But, odsfish, Morton, how is it that you grew so friendly with the priest before his departure?
    • 1857, The National Magazine, volume 2, page 411:
      Odsfish, Arlington, how the portly feeders must have shuddered at the thought of such a ride, and consoled themselves by the thought of all the bonfires of Smithfield and the 'blessed cause!'
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