'Skainsmate' definitions:

Definition of 'Skainsmate'

From: GCIDE
  • Skainsmate \Skains"mate`\, n. [Perhaps originally, a companion in winding thread (see Skein), or a companion in arms, from skain a sword (see Skean).] A messmate; a companion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Scurvy knave! I am none of his firt-gills; I am none of his skainsmates. --Shak. [1913 Webster]