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'Sdeath — Sdeath, interj. [Corrupted fr. God s death.] An exclamation expressive of impatience or anger. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
'sdeath — [zdeth] interj. Obs. God s death: used as a swearword … English World dictionary
'sdeath — interjection Expressing anger or astonishment … Wiktionary
'sdeath — /zdeth/, interj. Archaic. (used as a mild oath). [euphemistic shortening of God s death; see S3] … Useful english dictionary
'S — abbr. 1 is, has (he s; it s; John s; Charles s). 2 us (let s). 3 colloq. does (what s he say?). * * * I. like ʸs verb Etymology: contraction of is, has, does 1 … Useful english dictionary
Elizabeth Shin — (1980 ndash; April 14, 2000) was a Massachusetts Institute of Technology student who died from burns inflicted by a fire in her dormitory room. Her death led to a lawsuit against MIT and controversy as to whether MIT paid adequate attention to… … Wikipedia
Sacrebleu — This article refers to the French phrase. For the album by Dimitri from Paris, see Sacrebleu (album). Sacrebleu is an old French profanity, meant as a cry of surprise or anger. Usage In French, sacrebleu or sacredieu is always written as one word … Wikipedia
William Alexander Bain — William Alexander Bain, 1905 1971, was a Scottish pharmacologist, best known for his early work with antihistamine drugs. Early Days Willie Bain was a grandson of William Bain, farmer, of Cairnie near Musselburgh, and of Mary Gardner. His father… … Wikipedia
's — s1 an ending used in writing to represent the possessive morpheme after most singular nouns, some plural nouns, esp. those not ending in a letter or combination of letters representing an s or z sound, noun phrases, and noun substitutes, as in… … Universalium
Büchner, Georg — (1813 1837) Playwright. Büchner s three plays remained unperformed during his lifetime and were not premiered until decades after his untimely death of typhoid in Zurich. His first was Dantons Tod(Danton sDeath, 1835), which he wrote in the… … Historical dictionary of German Theatre
