swad

== English == === Alternative forms === swod === Etymology === Related to swaddle? === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /swɒd/ (General American) IPA(key): /swɑd/ Rhymes: -ɒd === Noun === swad (plural swads) A bunch, clump, mass (obsolete, slang) A crowd; a group of people. (obsolete) A boor, lout. (mining) A thin layer of refuse at the bottom of a seam. (UK, dialect, obsolete, Northern) A cod, or pod, as of beans or peas. ==== Synonyms ==== (bunch, clump): bunch, clump, mass === References === “swad”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === AWDS, AWDs, DAWs, Daws, SDWA, WASD, daws, wads == Middle English == === Noun === swad alternative form of swathe (“swath”)