"lawks a-mercy" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj|nolinkhead=1}} lawks a-mercy
  1. (UK) A minced oath for "Lord have mercy". Tags: UK Categories (topical): English minced oaths
    Sense id: en-lawks_a-mercy-en-intj-zu2WSqiu Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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