noun
wain
Wain (noun) means a large cart with four wheels, pulled by horses or oxen, used to carry heavy loads.
noun
1
A large cart with four wheels, pulled by horses or oxen, used to carry heavy loads.
""The Hay Wain" is a famous painting by John Constable."
"Many roads and tracks crossed the green fields, and there was much coming and going: wains moving in lines towards the Great Gate, and others passing out."
— John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, Minas Tirith (1955)
2
(literary) A grand carriage or chariot.
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Etymology
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, Danish vogn, Norwegian vogn, and Swedish vagn.
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What is the meaning of wain?
"wain" (noun) means a large cart with four wheels, pulled by horses or oxen, used to carry heavy loads.
What are the different meanings of wain?
"wain" has 2 main meanings: 1. A large cart with four wheels, pulled by horses or oxen, used to carry heavy loads; 2. (literary) A grand carriage or chariot.
