amain1 (aman)

phr. as adv. [ [He] comes on amain , speed in his look. Milton , S. A., 1. 1304. The soul strives amain to live and work through all Emerson , Compensation. things. Smote amain the hollow oak-tree. Long fellow , Hiawatha, xvii. To let go or strike amain ( naut.), to let fall or lower quickly or suddenly: but see amain "..