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amain

amain is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.At full speed; in great haste; also, at once. "They fled amain." Holinshed.
  2. 2.To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.
  3. 3.To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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