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noun

Swad n. (Written also swod)

A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease. (Prov. Eng.) "Swad, in the north, is a peascod shell thence used for an empty, shallow-headed fellow."

A clown; a country bumpkin. (Obs. or Prov. Eng.) "Country swains, and silly swads." "There was one busy fellow was their leader, A blunt, squat swad, but lower than yourself."

A lump of mass; also, a crowd. (Low, U.S.)

(Coal Mining) A thin layer of refuse at the bottom of a seam.

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Etymology of 'Swad'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Swad" Quotes from Famous Books

... and he was mad, And he jump'd into a pea-swad;[3] The pea-swad was over-full, So he jump'd into a roaring bull; The roaring bull was over-fat, So he jump'd into a gentleman's hat; The gentleman's hat was over-fine, So he jump'd into a bottle of wine; The bottle of wine was over-dear, So he jump'd into a bottle of beer; The bottle of beer was ...

— The Nursery Rhyme Book • Unknown

Words linked to "Swad" : bunch, clustering, colloquialism