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wain

Definition of wain:

part of speech: noun

A wagon.
part of speech: noun

A four- wheeled carriage or cart for the conveyance of goods; a waggon; Charles's Wain, the constellation Ursa Major or the Plough, so called from its fancied resemblance to a wain.

Common misspellings:

waine (100.0%)

Usage examples for wain:

The pole of " Charles's Wain in the heavens stood upward. "The Nameless Castle" – Maurus JÃ³kai
Mount, parched with thirst, hailed the driver of the wain asking him if he carried cider. "Cardigan" – Robert W. Chambers

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