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gainshire
gainshire, n. dial. (ˈgeɪnʃə(r)) [prob. a local survival of gainchare.] a. (See quot. 1814.) b. Sheffield Cutlery. A barb on the tang of a knife, to prevent its being pulled out of the handle. So ˈgainshire v., to barb (a tang).1814 Pegge Suppl. to Grose, Gain-shire or Gain-shere, the barb of a fish... Oxford English Dictionary
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gainchare
† gainchare Obs. Forms: 1 ᵹéancyr, 4 ȝeynchar, 5 gayne chare, geyn char. [OE. ᵹéancyr: see gain- prefix and chare n.1 The word seems to survive in the technical term gainshire.] A return, way of returning, means of escape.c 1000 Ags. Ps. (Spelman) xviii. 7 [xix. 6] Fram hean heofone is utgang his, a... Oxford English Dictionary
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gain-
gain-, prefix in OE. ᵹęᵹn-, ᵹéan- (see gain a.), was formerly employed to form various combinations, chiefly verbal, in the same way as again-, which was in more frequent use. Its senses are chiefly those of opposition, return, or reversal, answering to Lat. re-. These combs. are now obsolete, with ... Oxford English Dictionary
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