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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Skainsmatenoun

    a messmate.] It is remarkable that mes, Dutch, is a knife.

    Etymology: I suppose from skain, or skean, a knife, and mate,

    Scurvy knave, I am none of his flirt gills;
    I am none of his skainsmates. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Skainsmatenoun

    a messmate; a companion

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Skainsmate

    skānz′māt, n. (Shak.) a companion, a scapegrace.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of skainsmate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of skainsmate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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