wain
noun
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wain
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[weyn]
/ weɪn /
Wain
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/ weɪn /
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/ weɪn /
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Etymology
Origin of wain
before 900; Middle English; Old English wægn, wǣn, cognate with Dutch wagen, German Wagen. See weigh 1
Example Sentences
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Even after her death, the tabloid gossip and fascination with the princess did not really wain.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2021
The cats been on fire and the wain has been hit in the eye with a flying drone toy 😂
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2018
At length after fifteen days of journey the wain of King Théoden passed through the green fields of Rohan and came to Edoras; and there they all rested.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Behind the horsemen, and surrounded by a guard of laborers in smocked frocks, moved a plough mounted on a wain and drawn by eight farm horses.
From The Great House by Stanley John Weyman
His underparts are like sharp potsherds: He spreadeth as it were a threshing wain upon the mire.
From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall
Wain didn’t design this film to fit into clip-farmed compilations on TikTok or even one-minute clips on YouTube.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
The film’s brilliance comes from Wain and Marino knowing how to pummel the viewer with jokes while measuring each punchline’s individual weight.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
"When I walked through the door and saw, at the end of the gallery, The Hay Wain there and the rest of this wonderful exhibition, I was thrilled," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
But Roodhouse said people had been "amazed" by the fact The Hay Wain had not been in Suffolk before.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
"The Hay Wain" with the two other pictures was sold "to a Frenchman" for two hundred and fifty pounds.
From Constable by C. Lewis (Charles Lewis) Hind
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