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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Amain \A*main"\, adv. [Pref. a- + main. See 2d {Main}, n.]
1. With might; with full force; vigorously; violently;
exceedingly.
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They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows,
perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down
amain. --Milton.
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That striping giant, ill-bred and scoffing, shouts
amain. --T. Parker.
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2. At full speed; in great haste; also, at once. "They fled
amain." --Holinshed.
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