(informal) To vigorously affirm the truth of a statement, knowing that the failure to do so may result in a punishment from God.

(informal) Used to indicate that the speaker is swearing to God.

plural of swearing contest

(law, informal) A trial whose outcome comes down to which of two parties swearing to the truth of opposing accounts is to be believed.

(archaic, simile) Synonym of swear like a trooper

Wearing a sweatband. / Furnished with a sweatband.

present participle of swear like a trooper

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swear like a trooper

A canvas cloth placed under a horse’s saddle. / A gambling game played with three dice and a staking-layout drawn on a sweat-cloth, or the equipment for this game.

Alternative form of sweatbox