cain
rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
Origin of cain
1- Also Scot., kane .
Words Nearby cain
Other definitions for Cain (2 of 3)
the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel. Genesis 4.
a murderer.
Other words from Cain
- Cainism, noun
- Cain·it·ic [key-nit-ik], /keɪˈnɪt ɪk/, adjective
Other definitions for Cain (3 of 3)
James M., 1892–1977, U.S. novelist.
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How to use cain in a sentence
It remained unclear throughout Thursday if Cummings would follow cain out the door.
Boris Johnson’s top aide was a key architect of Brexit. But as the split looms, he’s quitting government | kdunn6 | November 13, 2020 | FortuneEventually, we dismissed the crew, and cain took me to an ATM and advised me, “Never take out more money than you are willing to lose.”
cain then excused himself to the men, grabbed his coat and walked me out.
cain played a few hands and introduced me to about 50 people, all of whom he seemed to have intimate knowledge of.
After a while, we returned to the front desk, where we picked up the crew and headed to cain’s room.
As Claire cain Miller of The New York Times points out, “workplaces could be seen as paying women to put off childbearing.”
Don’t Be Fooled by Apple and Facebook, Egg Freezing Is Not a Benefit | Samantha Allen | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe brought me a box of James M. cain and Raymond Chandler paperbacks, and I said, “Which one should I start with?”
Frances McDormand on 'Olive Kitteridge,' Dropping LSD, and Her Beef With FX's 'Fargo' | Marlow Stern | September 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMundt had settled for Santorum after her first choice, Herman cain, dropped out of the race.
Herman cain walked out on stage wearing a gold, slightly metallic tie.
Sympathy for the Devils: Scenes From the Social Conservative Collapse | Olivia Nuzzi | June 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHerman cain is just awaiting a sign like the one handed down to him in 2011.
Judging by the GOP, God Can’t Pick a Campaign Winner | Brandy Zadrozny | June 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn one of them, descriptive of antediluvial history, is a painting of Lamech shooting cain with a bow and arrow.
At the touch, brutus trembled with hate; at the order, his countenance fell like cain's.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles ReadeThat was what Chrysophrasia meant with her disgusting personalities about cain and Abel.
Paul Patoff | F. Marion CrawfordAgain, if discussion was fruitful of results with Abel, must it be the same with cain?
My Recollections of Lord Byron | Teresa GuiccioliWhen the light held out until late, they had time to visit old Paris with the books of Georges cain for guides.
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British Dictionary definitions for cain (1 of 2)
kain
/ (keɪn) /
history (in Scotland and Ireland) payment in kind, usually farm produce paid as rent
Origin of cain
1British Dictionary definitions for Cain (2 of 2)
/ (keɪn) /
the first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1–16)
raise Cain
to cause a commotion
to react or protest heatedly
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Other Idioms and Phrases with cain
see raise Cain.
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