- 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.]
[1913 Webster]
Scurvy knave! I am none of his firt-gills; I am none of his skainsmates. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
