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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.]
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Him behoves serve himself that has no swain.
--Chaucer.
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2. A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a
cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry.
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It were a happy life
To be no better than a homely swain. --Shak.
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Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel.
--Pope.
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swain
n 1: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd
known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn:
boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young man]
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Swain, NY
Zip code(s): 14884
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swain [swein]
Bauernbursche

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Bauernbursche m
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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
Headwords:
Swain
Swain, NC
Swain County
Swain County, NC

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44 Moby Thesaurus words for "swain":
Casanova, Don Juan, Lothario, Romeo, amoroso, beau, bodyguard,
boyfriend, caballero, cavalier, cavaliere servente, chaperon,
companion, conductor, convoy, duenna, escort, esquire, fellow,
fellow traveler, flame, gallant, gentleman friend, gigolo, guard,
inamorato, lady-killer, love-maker, man, necker, old man, petter,
philanderer, safe-conduct, seducer, sheik, shepherd, spark,
sparker, squire, sugar daddy, usher, wooer, young man



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