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swain |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swain \Swain\, n. [OE. swain, swein, Icel. sveinn a boy, servant; akin to Sw sven, Dan. svend, AS sw[=a]n, OHG. swein.] 1. A servant. [Obs.] Him behoves serve himself that has no swain. --Chaucer. 2. A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry. It were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain. --Shak. Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel. --Pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: swain n : a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn: {boyfriend}, {fellow}, {beau}, {young man}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Swain, NY Zip code(s): 14884
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