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bridewains

bridewains is the plural of bridewain.

Meaning of bridewain

Noun

bridewain (plural bridewains)

  1. (archaic, dialectal, historical) A cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.
    • Against the opposite wall stood a dresser, holding a varied array of wooden and pewter platters, piggins for drinking out of, and two or three china cups. Next to it came the bridewain, and then the great bed.1916, The Living Age, volume 288, page 24

Questions about bridewains

What is bridewains the plural of?
Bridewains is the plural of bridewain.

Words near bridewains in the dictionary

  1. bridesperson
  2. bridespersons
  3. Bridestowe
  4. brideswear
  5. bridewain
  6. bridewains
  7. bridewealth
  8. bridewealths
  9. bridewear
  10. brideweed
  11. bridewell

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