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wain

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Noun — A large cart with four wheels, pulled by horses or oxen, used to carry heavy loads.

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Came into English from 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”). A doublet of wagon, which was borrowed from Middle Dutch. Cognate with West Frisian wein, Dutch wagen, German Wagen, Dan...

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