Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swad

/swɑd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: swad
IPA: /swɑd/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bunch, clump, mass

noun

A crowd; a group of people.

Obsolete; Slang

noun

Obsolete

noun

A thin layer of refuse at the bottom of a seam.

noun

A cod, or pod, as of beans or peas.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

""[…]Ye'd oughta see th' swad a' chil'ren I've got, an' all like that.""
"Sham’st thou not coistrel, loathsome dunghill swad."
"There was one busy fellow was their leader, / A blunt, squat swad, but lower than yourself."
"Country swains, and silly swads."
"They must bee gathered in the decrease of the moone, presently vpon their being ripe, for else they drie vp and fall out of their swads:"
"... the Bean is not seen till first it be unhusk'd, and that its swad or hull be shaled, and pilled from off it : […]"

Etymology

Related to swaddle?

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /swɑd/
British English: /swɒd/

Usage

Obsolete
Slang
British usage

Inflected Forms

swads (plural) swod (alternative)

Synonyms

bunch clump mass

Rhymes With

god house of god squad odd rod todd mod cod nod pod quad porcelain god

Questions

How do you pronounce swad?: The recorded pronunciation is /swɑd/.
What does swad mean?: A bunch, clump, mass
Where does swad come from?: Related to swaddle?

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