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wain definition

wain (wān)

noun

Old Poet. a wagon or cart

Etymology: ME < OE wægn, wheeled vehicle, akin to Du & Ger wagen < PGmc *wagna- < IE *woĝhno- < base *weĝh-, to move > L vehere, to carry

wain Idioms

the Wain

Charles's Wain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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