wain
noun
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wain
American
[weyn]
/ weɪn /
Wain
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/ weɪn /
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wain
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British
/ 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
They left me then when the gray-hooded Even, Like a sad votarist in palmer’s weed, Rose from the hindmost wheels of Phœbus’ wain.
From Minor Poems by Milton by Milton, John
The clumsy waggon, drawn by its team of four mules, with the dirty faded hood of yellowish green shading the wain, bumped and rumbled over the uneven ground.
From Grit Lawless by Young, F.E. Mills
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