Meaning wain
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wainOld English wægn "wheeled vehicle, wagon, cart," from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (see wagon). Largely fallen from use by c. 1600, but kept alive by poets, who found it easier to rhyme on than wa [..]
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waina wagon or cart
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wain(n) English writer (1925-1994)(n) a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major(n) large open farm wagon
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wainwine
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wainn.(1) "wagon, carriage," s.v. wain sb.\1 OED. KEY: wain@n1
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wainn1 3 wayn 1 waynes 2
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wain
(archaic,or|literary) A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.
''"The Hay Wain" is a famous painting by John Constable.''
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wagon
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*: the horses snort and strain,
*: The harness jingles, as it passes by;
*: The hugeness of an overburthened wain:
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