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Oaths

Oath \Oath\ ([=o]th), n.; pl. Oaths ([=o][th]z). [OE. othe, oth, ath, AS. [=a][eth]; akin to D. eed, OS. [=e][eth], G. eid, Icel. ei[eth]r, Sw. ed, Dan. eed, Goth. ai[thorn]s; cf. OIr. oeth.]

  1. A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed. ``I have an oath in heaven''
    --Shak.

    An oath of secrecy for the concealing of those [inventions] which we think fit to keep secret.
    --Bacon.

  2. A solemn affirmation, connected with a sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, the blood of Abel, the Bible, the Koran, etc.

  3. (Law) An appeal (in verification of a statement made) to a superior sanction, in such a form as exposes the party making the appeal to an indictment for perjury if the statement be false.

  4. A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing. ``A terrible oath''
    --Shak.

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oaths

n. (plural of oath English)

Usage examples of "oaths".

Three Oaths Tsun struck a match to an ivory pipe he had been tamping down.

Three Oaths Tsun said, knocking out the dottle of his pipe on the outside of the rail.

This interested Three Oaths Tsun so completely that he feigned indifference.

This was one of Three Oaths Tsun's hedges against the fornicating Communists.

Chung and Three Oaths Tsun have the shipping and warehousing industries just about sewn up here.

Picking the right nest was, of course, an art, as was every culinary element in China, and Three Oaths Tsun prided himself on being a master.

One of the things she adored about Three Oaths Tsun was that he seemed to enjoy her in her natural state.

Three Oaths Tsun looked at her and felt a stirring not only in his sacred member but further northward, in the area of his heart.

The two Chinese were sitting in Three Oaths Tsun's office-stateroom aboard his junk, moored in Aberdeen harbor.

Three Oaths Tsun opened his eyes, watching his Number Two Daughter set out the meal with perfect precision.

Three Oaths Tsun said, "your company and mine have never had much in common.

Three Oaths Tsun continued, "Mattias, King and I are each one-third partners with the Communists in the Kam Sang nuclear project in Guangdong Province.

Three Oaths Tsun's craft will win, and here's one thousand that says so!

Chung's craft had illegally veered, causing a neighboring boat to run into Three Oaths Tsun's, one hundred yards from the finish line.

Chung or Three Oaths Tsun, fishing families, cargo-vessel associations, sports clubs.