'Swain' definitions:
Definition of 'swain'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Swain'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- Him behoves serve himself that has no swain. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry. [1913 Webster]
- It were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'swain'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amoroso,
- beau,
- bodyguard,
- boyfriend,
- caballero,
- Casanova,
- cavalier,
- cavaliere servente,
- chaperon,
- companion,
- conductor,
- convoy,
- Don Juan,
- duenna,
- escort,
- esquire,
- fellow,
- fellow traveler,
- flame,
- gallant,
- gentleman friend,
- gigolo,
- guard,
- inamorato,
- lady-killer,
- Lothario,
- love-maker,
- man,
- necker,
- old man,
- petter,
- philanderer,
- Romeo,
- safe-conduct,
- seducer,
- sheik,
- shepherd,
- spark,
- sparker,
- squire,
- sugar daddy,
- usher,
- wooer,
- young man
Swain -- U.S. County in North Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Swain -- U.S. County in North Carolina
Population (2000) :
12968
Housing Units (2000) :
7105
Land area (2000) :
528.100785 sq. miles (1367.774696 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
12.543112 sq. miles (32.486509 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
540.643897 sq. miles (1400.261205 sq. km)
Located within :
North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location :
35.421822 N, 83.446528 W