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1. † i'ˈfegs, int. View full entry 1612
...Used, esp. by 17th and 18th c. dramatists, as a trivial oath amounting to a simple asseveration: In faith, by my faith....
2. od, n.1 and int. View full entry 1600
...In expressions such as od's me, od's my life, od's my will, etc. Also in elliptical use. Now arch....
3. peekaboo, n., int., and adj. View full entry 1600
...A game played with a young child which involves hiding oneself, or one's face, and suddenly reappearing, saying ‘peekaboo’. Cf. bo-peep, peep-bo Also in extended use....
4. † 'Sdeynes, int. View full entry 1616
...Shortened form of God's deynes, by God's dinesdines...
5. † 'Slight, int. View full entry 1600
...An abbreviation of God's light (see god2b(a)), used as a petty oath or exclamation....
6. tink, int. and n.1 View full entry 1616
...A representation of the abrupt sound made by striking resonant metal with something hard and light: cf. chink, clink; often reduplicated in imitation of the repetition of such...
7. uh, int. View full entry 1607
...A representation of an inarticulate sound, such as that produced in coughing....
