wain
A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxenA wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.
Translations
2 languagesMeaning
2 senses(archaic, 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.
пово́зкаpovózka, теле́гаteléga
(archaic)A chariot or similar stately carriage.
- English writer (1925-1994)
- a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
- large open farm wagon
Origin
From Middle English wayn, from Old English wæġn, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from ProtFrom Middle English wayn, from Old English wæġn, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”). Doublet of wagon, borrowed from Middle Dutch.
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Forms
plural: wainsSynonyms
7 synonyms- English writer (1925-1994):John WainJohn Barrington Wain
- a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major:Big DipperDipperPloughCharles-ap-s WainWagon
Word family
10 related wordsSee also
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