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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. By God; egad: a minced oath.

Examples

  • “Jonas looked hard at his waistcoat and jewels; and said ‘Rather, ecod!’”

    The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

  • “‘And pretty smooth, too, ecod!’ said Jonas, glancing round the table.”

    The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

  • “‘You made me bear your pretty humours once, and ecod I’ll make you bear mine now.”

    The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

  • “‘Oh! ecod, you had better ask father that,’ said Jonas.”

    The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

  • “You bullied him so, and in the front of his regiment, too, that it was almost past bearing; and when he deplored, with tears in his eyes, almost, the little humbug! that his relationship prevented him calling you out, ecod, I believed him!”

    The Newcomes

  • “Then ecod your worship must not tell the story of Ould”

    She Stoops to Conquer

  • “That's none of my business; he's my landlord, and so a man, you know, would not -- But -- ecod, he's no better than -- Sir, my humble service to you.”

    The Beaux-Stratagem

  • “By gum, but you be a rare un, ecod!" he cried, slapping his leg.”

    Peregrine's Progress

  • “O ecod -- a hell-fire rogue -- a very lousy, scurvy dog as shall be carted and whipped and set in Sir Richard's new pillory!”

    Black Bartlemy's Treasure

  • “He’ll be for giving you his company; and, ecod, if you mind him, he’ll persuade you that his mother was an alderman, and his aunt a justice of peace.”

    Act the First

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  • brtom Ecod, and when I’m of age, I’ll be no bastard, I promise you. I have been thinking of Bet Bouncer and the miller’s grey mare to begin with.
    Goldsmith, She Stoops, I Jan 8, 2007

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