cain

¹ American  

[keyn] / keɪn /

Scot., kane

noun

Scot. and Irish English.

1. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.

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Cain ² American  

[keyn] / keɪn /

noun

1. (in the Bible) the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel.

2. a murderer.

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idioms

1. raise Cain,

   1. become angry or violent.

      He'll raise Cain when he finds out I lost his watch.

   2. to behave in a boisterous manner; cause a disturbance.

      The students raised Cain while the teacher was out.

Cain ³ American  

[keyn] / keɪn /

noun

1. James M., 1892–1977, U.S. novelist.

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Cain ¹ British  

/ keɪn /

noun

1. the first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1–16)

2. 1. to cause a commotion

   2. to react or protest heatedly

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cain ² British  

/ keɪn /

noun

1. history (in Scotland and Ireland) payment in kind, usually farm produce paid as rent

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Cain More Idioms  

1. see raise Cain.

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Other Word Forms

• Cainism noun
• Cainitic adjective

Etymology

Origin of cain

Middle English ( Scots ) cane, from Scots Gaelic; compare Old Irish cáin “statute, law, rent”

Example Sentences

The new financing “is indicative of the confidence the market has in our vision for One Beverly Hills,” said Jonathan Goldstein, chief executive of London real estate investment firm Cain.

From Los Angeles Times

Morgan and a $1.5-billion mezzanine loan from VICI, according to Cain.

From Los Angeles Times

The complex, which will have 1,800 underground parking spaces, is being built by Cain in partnership with Eldridge Industries of Miami.

From Los Angeles Times

Your novel reminded me of classic American crime fiction like James M. Cain’s “The Postman Always Rings Twice,” or more recent, revenge-themed novels like Alison Gaylin’s “The Collective” or S.A.

From Los Angeles Times

“I cain’t go on in the face of this injustice,” he said, husky-voiced, “the old at the mercy of the young. I turn to a finer spirit than I am, a greater talent than I possess.”

From Literature