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thrains

thrains is the plural of thrain.

Meaning of thrain

Numeral

thrain

  1. (humorous, nonstandard, often) Three, as coordinate term to (and used in similar sentences to) twain.
    • Or, all the churches give up their names and get married in a union organization—the twain (or "thrain") becoming one flesh. None of these things occurred at Pepperell.1921, Preacher and Homiletic Monthly, page 205

Questions about thrains

What is thrains the plural of?
Thrains is the plural of thrain.

Words near thrains in the dictionary

  1. Thracology
  2. Thracomania
  3. Thrailkill
  4. Thrailkills
  5. thrain
  6. thrains
  7. thralage
  8. thraldom
  9. thraldoms
  10. Thrale
  11. thrall

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