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blood and ouns

noun

Definitions

  1. The blood and wounds of Christ on the cross.

    • Stephen watches Mulligan from the staircase as he mockingly blesses his surroundings and offers to an imaginary congregation the "body and soul and blood and ouns" (wounds) of a female Christ, "christine", […]

  2. Expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, frustration.

    • Och, blood an ouns! what can the matter be !
    • Blood an 'ouns can't you say something.
    • She laughed, and blood and ouns ! I heard the expression and kissed them all round, ay, the heiress herself!

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