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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A roaring or swaggering companion (¶). See etymology.

Wiktionary

  1. n. obsolete A messmate; a companion.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. obsolete A messmate; a companion.

Etymologies

  1. Perhaps originally a companion in winding thread (see skein) or a companion in arms, from skain ("a sword") (see skean). See mate. (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “There’s a bit of rough sex in this one, but just about the nastiest thing you’ll hear anyone say is, “Hell’s bells! or “You, you – bat-fowling, lily-livered skainsmate!””

    2007 November 19 « One-Minute Book Reviews

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