WAIN

wain

(noun) large open farm wagon

Wain, John Wain, John Barrington Wain

(noun) English writer (1925-1994)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Wain (plural Wains)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wain is the 29366^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 805 individuals. Wain is most common among White (87.58%) individuals.

Proper noun

the Wain

(constellation) Short for Charles' Wain.

Anagrams

• IAWN, inaw, iwan

Etymology 1

Noun

wain (plural wains)

(archaic or literary) A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.

Verb

wain (third-person singular simple present wains, present participle waining, simple past and past participle wained)

(rare, transitive) To carry.

Etymology 2

Verb

wain (third-person singular simple present wains, present participle waining, simple past and past participle wained)

Misspelling of wane.

Etymology 3

From wee one.

Noun

wain (plural wains)

(Derry) A collective word usually for children.

Anagrams

• IAWN, inaw, iwan

Source: Wiktionary

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Wain, n. Etym: [OE. wain, AS. wægn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. Way, Weigh, and cf. Wagon.]

1. A four-wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; a wagon. The wardens see nothing but a wain of hay. Jeffrey. Driving in ponderous wains their household goods to the seashore. Longfellow.

2. A chariot. [Obs.] The Wain. (Astron.) See Charles's Wain, in the Vocabulary.

– Wain rope, a cart rope. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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