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plural of main examples
uncountable
(chiefly Britain) The domestic electrical power supply. examples
The pipes of a centralized water supply that transport the water to individual buildings. examples
The main course of a meal. examples
third-person singular simple present indicative of main examples
plural mains
(Scotland) The farm attached to a mansion house. quotations examples
Though no minister would visit the Skerburnfoot, or, if he went, departed quicker than he came, the girl Ailie attended regular at the catechising at the mains of Sker.
1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide