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!'

   • 1949, Chuck Jones, Rabbit Hood, spoken by Sheriff of Nottingham (Mel Blanc):

     Odsfish! The very air abounds in kings.