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SWAINS
Noun
swains
plural of swain
Anagrams
• Nisswa, Sawins
Proper noun
Swains
plural of Swain
Source: Wiktionary
SWAIN
Swain, n. Etym: [OE. swain, swein, Icel. sveinn a boy, servant; akin to Sw. sven, Dan. svend, AS. swan, 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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