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Webster 1913 Edition
Wain
Wain
,Noun.
1.
A four-wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; a wagon.
The wardens see nothing but a
wain
of hay. Jeffrey.
Driving in ponderous
wains
their household goods to the seashore. Longfellow.
2.
A chariot.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Wain
WAIN
,Noun.
1.
A wagon; a carriage for the transportation of goods on wheels.2.
A constellation, Charles wain.Definition 2025
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See also: Wäin
English
Noun
An oil painting of a hay wain by John Constable
wain (plural wains)
- (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.
Quotations
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:wain.
Related terms
Translations
a wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen
Etymology 2
Verb
wain (third-person singular simple present wains, present participle waining, simple past and past participle wained)
- Misspelling of wane.