noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A bunch, clump, mass

   ""[…]Ye'd oughta see th' swad a' chil'ren I've got, an' all like that.""

2. 2
   a bunch wordnet
3. 3
   A crowd; a group of people. obsolete, slang
4. 4
   A boor, lout. obsolete

   "Sham’st thou not coistrel, loathsome dunghill swad."

5. 5
   A thin layer of refuse at the bottom of a seam.

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6. 6
   A cod, or pod, as of beans or peas. Northern, UK, dialectal, obsolete

   "They must bee gathered in the decrease of the moone, presently vpon their being ripe, for else they drie vp and fall out of their swads:"

Synonyms

All synonyms

bunchbunchclumpmass

Example

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""[…]Ye'd oughta see th' swad a' chil'ren I've got, an' all like that.""

Etymology

Related to swaddle?

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