Main (?), n. [F. main hand, L. manus. See Manual.] 1. A hand or match at dice. Prior.Thackeray.
2. A stake played for at dice. Shak.
3. The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard.
4. A match at cockfighting. “My lord would ride twenty miles... to see a main fought.” Thackeray.
5. A main-hamper. Ainsworth.