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haining

haining is the present participle and gerund of hain.

Meaning of hain

Verb

hain (third-person singular simple present hains, present participle haining, simple past and past participle hained)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, transitive) To hedge or fence in; enclose; protect by hedging.
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, transitive) To save; spare; refrain from using or spending.
  3. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, intransitive) To be thrifty; be economical.

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Noun

haining (plural hainings)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, obsolete) A hain or enclosure.

Forms of haining

pluralhainings

Questions about haining

What does haining mean?
Haining means a hain or enclosure.
What is haining the present participle and gerund of?
Haining is the present participle and gerund of hain.
What part of speech is haining?
Haining is a noun.
What is the plural of haining?
The plural of haining is hainings.

Words near haining in the dictionary

  1. Haines Borough
  2. Hainey
  3. Haineys
  4. Hainford
  5. Hainge
  6. haining
  7. hainings
  8. hainite
  9. Hainlen
  10. Hainline
  11. Hainlines

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