Category:Skainsmate

Skains"mate`, n. Etym: [perhaps originally, a companion in winding Thread (see skein), or a companion in arms, from skain a sword (see Skean).]

Defn: a messmate; a companion. [obs.] Scurvy knave! I am none of his firt-gills; i am none of his Skainsmates. Shak.