Definition of "amain" []

• In a forceful manner. (adverb)
• At full speed; in great haste. (adverb)
• Out of control. (adverb)
• To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield. (verb)

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• "His bloodhounds twain he called amain, and straightway gave her chase;"
• "Failure to amain, that is, to douse your topsail or dip your colours when you meet with a ship of war -- the marine equivalent for raising one's hat -- constituted a gross contempt of the king's service."
• "Queen Pansie, as she might fairly have been styled, in reference to her position in the household, -- calling amain for grandpapa and breakfast."