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Cain

1  [keyn]
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–noun
1. the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel. Gen. 4.
2. a murderer.
—Idiom
3. raise Cain, Slang.
a. become angry or violent: He'll raise Cain when he finds out I lost his watch.
b. to behave in a boisterous manner; cause a disturbance: The students raised Cain while the teacher was out.
Related forms:
Cainism, noun
Cain⋅it⋅ic  [key-nit-ik] , adjective
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Word Origin & History

Cain 
elder son of Adam and Eve, from Heb. Qayin, lit. "created one," also "smith," from Sem. stem q-y-n "to form, to fashion." To raise Cain is first recorded 1840. Surnames McCain, McCann, etc., are a contraction of Ir. Mac Cathan "son of Cathan," from Celt. cathan, lit. "warrior," from cath "battle."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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