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wains

wains is the plural of wain.

Meaning of wain

Noun

wain (plural wains)

  1. (archaic, literary) A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.
    • "The Hay Wain" is a famous painting by John Constable.
  2. (archaic) A chariot or similar stately carriage.
    • 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.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 175

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Proper noun capitalized: Wains

Wains

  1. (plural) plural of Wain

Phrases with wains

Questions about wains

What is wains the plural of?
Wains is the plural of wain.
What part of speech is wains?
Wains is a proper noun.

Words near wains in the dictionary

  1. wainmen
  2. Wainright
  3. Wainrights
  4. wainrope
  5. wainropes
  6. wains
  7. wainscoat
  8. wainscoated
  9. wainscoating
  10. wainscoatings
  11. wainscoats

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