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horse-wains

horse-wains is the plural of horse-wain.

Meaning of horse-wain

Noun

horse-wain (plural horse-wains)

  1. (rare) A wain (i.e. wagon) drawn by horse.
    • Coal was conveyed into the more remote districts in the rough horse-wains of the time, and carried also in sacks or creels slung on the backs of pack horses.1862, North of England Institute of Mining Engineers, Transactions, volume 10, page 121

Questions about horse-wains

What is horse-wains the plural of?
Horse-wains is the plural of horse-wain.

Words near horse-wains in the dictionary

  1. horse-stingers
  2. horse-trader
  3. horse-traders
  4. horse-trading
  5. horse-wain
  6. horse-wains
  7. horse-watcher
  8. horse-whispering
  9. horse-yard
  10. horse-yards
  11. horseable

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