What is a suitable companion; a match; an equal. Ye knew me once no mate For you; there sitting where you durst not soar. Milton called?
mate — A suitable companion; a match; an equal. Ye knew me once no mate For you; there sitting where you durst not soar. Milton. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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