Dick″ens (?), n. or interj. [Perh. a contr. of the dim. devilkins.] The devil.
I can not tell what the dickens his name is. Shak.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Dick″ens (?), n. or interj. [Perh. a contr. of the dim. devilkins.] The devil.
I can not tell what the dickens his name is. Shak.