Wain
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /weɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wain is a noun meaning Misspelling of wane.
Meaning
Misspelling of wane.
More Meanings
- Alternative form of wean.
- (archaic or literary) A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.
- (archaic, poetry and mythology) A chariot or similar stately carriage.
- (rare, transitive) To carry.
Example Sentences
"The Hay Wain" is a famous painting by John Constable.
And the hill-king spake to his footpages twain. Time with me goes slow. — "Put ye the gray pacers now unto the wain," But that grief is heavy I know.
Many roads and tracks crossed the green fields, and there was much coming and going: wains moving in lines towards the Great Gate, and others passing out.
Word Forms
- wains
- waining
- wained
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hay, wagon, waggon, wagonage, wagonry, waggonette.
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