Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An oath on the Bible; a sacred obligation.
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Examples
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They'll be in wherever it is -- you may take your bible-oath!
Weighed and Wanting George MacDonald 1864
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“What do you think, Sam?” says he; “that infernal aunt of yours, at whose command you had the things, has written to the tradesmen to say that you are a swindler and impostor; that you give out that she ordered the goods; that she is ready to drop down dead, and to take her bible-oath she never did any such thing, and that they must look to you alone for payment.
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"What do you think, Sam?" says he; "that infernal aunt of yours, at whose command you had the things, has written to the tradesmen to say that you are a swindler and impostor; that you give out that _she_ ordered the goods; that she is ready to drop down dead, and to take her bible-oath she never did any such thing, and that they must look to you alone for payment.
The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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