Swăd, n.

(swŏd), n. [Probably from A.-S. swedhian, to bind.] 1. A pod, as of beans or peas. [Prov. Eng.] Swad, in the north, is a peasecod shell—thence used for an empty, shallow fellow. Blount. 2. A silly or coarse fellow; a country bumpkin. There was one busy fellow was their leader. A blunt, squat scawl, but lower than yourself. B. Jonson. 3. A lump, mass, or bunch; also, a crowd. [Colloq. and low.] [U. S.]