Swad

·noun A clown; a country bumpkin.

II. Swad ·noun A lump of mass; also, a crowd.

III. Swad ·noun A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease.

IV. Swad ·noun A thin layer of refuse at the bottom of a seam.

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
swad
, or swadkin. A newly raised soldier. Also, a fish-basket. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book