Wain (w n)n. The Big Dipper. |
| wain (wn) n. A large open farm wagon. [Middle English, from Old English w  n, wægn; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.] |
wain [weɪn]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Chiefly poetic a farm wagon or cart
[Old English wægn; related to Old Frisian wein, Old Norse vagn]
Wain [weɪn]
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(Biographies / Wain, John (Barrington) (1925-1994) M, British, WRITING: novelist, WRITING: poet, WRITING: critic) John (Barrington). 1925-94, British novelist, poet, and critic. His novels include Hurry on Down (1953), Strike the Father Dead (1962), and Young Shoulders (1982)
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| Noun | 1. | Wain - English writer (1925-1994) |
| 2. |  Wain - a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa MajorGreat Bear, Ursa Major - a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star | |
| 3. | wain - large open farm wagon |
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