Skainsmate /(?)/

Skains·mate

Skainsmate

n.

[Perhaps originally, a companion in winding thread (see Skein), or a companion in arms, from skain a sword (see Skean).]

A messmate; a companion. [Obs.]
Scurvy knave! I am none of his firt-gills; I am none of his skainsmates.
— Shak.

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