swad

, or swadkin.

A newly raised soldier. Also, a fish-basket.

← swadkin × swaddie →

Swad
·noun A clown; a country bumpkin. II. Swad ·noun A lump of mass; also, a crowd. III. Swad ·noun A ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
swad
A soldier. CANT. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
swad
1) In New England, a lump, mass, or hunch; also, a crowd.--Webster. This is a vulgar word. In the No...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
swad
siliqua, a cod ; a pease-swad : used metaphorically for one that is slender ; a mere swad. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose