dagswain means A coarse woollen fabric made of daglocks, used for stuffing mattresses and furniture. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- A coarse woollen fabric made of daglocks, used for stuffing mattresses and furniture.“Our fathers (yea, and ourselves also) have lien full oft upon straw pallets, covered only with a sheet under coverlets made of dagswain or hopharlots (I use their own terms), and a good round log under their heads instead of a bolster or pillow.”