Dagswain
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A coarse woollen fabric made of daglocks, used for stuffing mattresses and furniture. obsolete, uncountable, usually
"Our fathers (yea, and ourselves also) have lien full oft upon straw pallets, covered only with a sheet under coverlets made of dagswain or hopharlots (I use their own terms), and a good round log under their heads instead of a bolster or pillow."
Example
More examples"Our fathers (yea, and ourselves also) have lien full oft upon straw pallets, covered only with a sheet under coverlets made of dagswain or hopharlots (I use their own terms), and a good round log under their heads instead of a bolster or pillow."
Etymology
From dag (“a loose end”)?
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