wain

[ weyn ]

noun

1. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
2. a farm wagon or cart.

wain

¹

/ weɪn /

noun

1. poetic.
   a farm wagon or cart

Wain

²

/ weɪn /

noun

1. WainJohn (Barrington)19251994MBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: poetWRITING: critic John ( Barrington ). 1925–94, British novelist, poet, and critic. His novels include Hurry on Down (1953), Strike the Father Dead (1962), and Young Shoulders (1982)

Word History and Origins

Origin of wain¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English wægn, wǣn, cognate with Dutch wagen, German Wagen. See weigh ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of wain¹

Old English wægn; related to Old Frisian wein, Old Norse vagn

Example Sentences

Read more reviews by Stephanie ZacharekThere are ways in which The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is likely to attract the damning judgment of being a “conventional biopic.”

From Time

La Wain remembered first being offered the box by Hardeen after a show in New Orleans.

From The Daily Beast

Wain, who reunites with co-writer Michael Showalter, penned the first script for They Came Together in 2001.

From The Daily Beast

Turpin treated him as he had done the dub at the knapping jigger, and cleared the driver and his little wain with ease.

From Project Gutenberg

The carts, which ply for hire like cabs, are massive, springless tumbrils covered with a wain.

From Project Gutenberg

"Mr. Herbert Wain did not seem to accept the idea of immortality with any pleasure," I muttered.

From Project Gutenberg

Wain was a smooth customer who bugged his eyes and lost some of his tan when he saw the sheaf of bills.

From Project Gutenberg

I have Charles's-wain below in a butt of sack: 'twill glister like your crab-fish.

From Project Gutenberg

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