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Wain
(wān)n.
The Big Dipper.
wain
(wān)n. Archaic
A large open farm wagon.
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wain
(weɪn)n
(Agriculture) chiefly poetic a farm wagon or cart
[Old English wægn; related to Old Frisian wein, Old Norse vagn]
Wain
(weɪn)n
(Biography) 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)
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wain
(weɪn)n.
a farm wagon or cart.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English wægn, wǣn, c. Middle Low German, Dutch wagen (see wagon), Old High German wagan, Old Norse vagn; akin to weigh]
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Noun | 1. | Wain - English writer (1925-1994) |
2. | ![]() Great Bear, Ursa Major - a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star | |
3. | wain - large open farm wagon |
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