'Skainsmate' definitions:
Definition of 'Skainsmate'
- 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.]
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- Scurvy knave! I am none of his firt-gills; I am none of
his skainsmates. --Shak.
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