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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/'weɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wān)

wain (wān),USA pronunciation n.

Astronomy(cap.) Charles's Wain. See Big Dipper.
a farm wagon or cart.

bef. 900; Middle English; Old English wægn, wǣn, cognate with Dutch wagen, German Wagen. See weigh¹

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

wain /weɪn/ n

chiefly poetic a farm wagon or cart

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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Wain /weɪn/ n

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)

'wain' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Charles's Wain - Plough - wagon - inveigh - wainscot - wainscot chair - wainwright - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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