mains

Etymology 1

noun

1. plural of main

noun

1. (chiefly Britain) The domestic electrical power supply.
   I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!
2. The pipes of a centralized water supply that transport the water to individual buildings.
3. The main course of a meal.

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of main

Etymology 2

Related to manse.

noun

1. (Scotland) The farm attached to a mansion house.
   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