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Definition for MAIN
MAIN
MAIN-KEEL
MAIN
, n.
2
[L.
manus
, hand; Fr.
main
.]
A hand at dice. We throw a merry main. And lucky mains make people wise. [Not used.] Prior.
A match at cock-fighting.
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