wain
noun
wain
American
[wayn]
/ weɪn /
Wain
1
British
/ weɪn /
noun
wain
2
British
/ weɪn /
noun
Etymology
Origin of wain
before 900; Middle English; Old English wægn, wǣn, cognate with Dutch wagen, German Wagen. See weigh 1
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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
The wain was still standing in the shade, but the oxen were gone now, and two men were busy forking out the clover into a little yard close by.
From A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
Mount, parched with thirst, hailed the driver of the wain, asking him if he carried cider.
From Cardigan by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Instead of spending the money on a pricey establishing shot of the car driving on the 101, Wain inserts a brief vintage clip of a ’70s-era taxi, humming along the road.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
But Marino and Wain wisely temper this punchline throughout their script.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Millie, 11, & Benny, 11, described The Hay Wain as "fascinating"
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Carole Jones, a Labour councillor in charge of museums at Ipswich Borough Council, said the "magic" of the exhibition was the very fact The Hay Wain had not been in Suffolk before.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Septentriō′nes, the constellation of the Great Bear, or the seven stars near the north pole-star, called Charles's Wain.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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