swaine

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

swaine1

nounswaine (plural swaines)

plural swaines

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of swain.

    So be your godlyhead do not disdaine , The base kinred of so simple swaine

    1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Maye. Ægloga Quinta.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC

Swaine2

proper nounSwaine (plural Swaines)

plural Swaines

  1. A surname.

Origin

Variant spelling of Swain.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

swaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swaine

MLA

“swaine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swaine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swaine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swaine.

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