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What is the definition of zound?

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"Zounds of points" means as much as "a hell of a lot of points".

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Yeah, it is an old interjection originating as a shortening of "God's wounds" (as in Jesus' crucifixion). I can't rightly remember where, but I've heard this used frequently in the past... Though the way it is used in that sentence is a bit odd.

 

Usually it is used as a stand-alone expression, like Wow!

 

And it is zounds, not zound. Zound isn't a word.

 

Edit:

I think where I remember it from was the game King's Quest: Mask of Eternity.

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