wain
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wain
American
[wayn]
/ weɪn /
Wain
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British
/ weɪn /
noun
wain
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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
Borne afar on the wings of the blast, Northward away he speeds him fast, And his courser follows the cloudy wain Till the hoof-strokes fall like pattering rain.
From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various
Give a thing and take again, And you shall ride in hell's wain!
From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by J. O. (James Orchard) Halliwell-Phillipps
It is the time of the later George Orwell—of whom Mr. Taylor has written not one but two biographies—of Kingsley Amis, Philip Larkin, John Wain and V.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Wain reminded readers of his autobiography that in Tolkien’s time the Oxford English syllabus “was weighted in favor of the Middle Ages.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
David Wain appears in a recruitment video as leader Noel Tannenbaum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
In remixing one of cinema’s most revered classics with singular comedic flair, Wain has made a contender for his best film that succeeds by tributing his own loony industry.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
I will show my mother Charles' Wain the first time I go home; I daresay she has never observed it.
From The History of Sandford and Merton by Thomas Day
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