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swain
/sweɪn/
noun 4name 1
Collocations
1VERB + SWAIN
forsaking
Definitions
noun
1
A young man or boy in service; a servant.
2
A knight's servant; an attendant.
3
A country labourer; a countryman, a rustic.
theſe that ſeeme but ſilly country Swaines, May haue the leading of so great an hoſte, As with their waight ſhal make the mountains quake.
4
A rural lover; a male sweetheart in a pastoral setting.
Why thus from the Plain does my Shepherdess rove Forsaking Her Swain and neglecting his love?
You're the belle of the ball, and these are all your swains, hoping for a glimpse of ankle.
name
1
A surname.
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theſe that ſeeme but ſilly country Swaines, May haue the leading of so great an hoſte, As with their waight ſhal make the mountains quake.
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Why thus from the Plain does my Shepherdess rove Forsaking Her Swain and neglecting his love?
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You're the belle of the ball, and these are all your swains, hoping for a glimpse of ankle.
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