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n. A large open farm wagon. [Middle English, from Old English wǣn, wægn; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.] |
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n. The Big Dipper. |
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wain
O.E. wægn "wheeled vehicle," from P.Gmc. *wagnaz (see wagon). Largely fallen from use by c.1600, but kept alive by poets, who found it easier to rhyme on than wagon. Wainwright "wagon-builder" is O.E. wægn-wyrhta.
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noun | |
| 1. | English writer (1925-1994) |
| 2. | a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major [syn: Big Dipper] |
| 3. | large open farm wagon |
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Wain
Charles's Wain\ [Charles + wain; cf. AS. Carles w?n (for w[ae]gn), Sw. karlvagnen, Dan. karlsvogn. See Churl, and Wain.] (Astron.) The group of seven stars, commonly called the Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major, or Great Bear. See Ursa major, under Ursa. Note: The name is sometimes also applied to the Constellation.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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