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wain

  [weyn]
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–noun
1. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain. Big Dipper.
2. a farm wagon or cart.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE wægn, wǣn, c. D wagen, G Wagen. See weigh 1
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wain   (wān)   
n.  A large open farm wagon.

[Middle English, from Old English wǣn, wægn; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
Wain   (wān)   
n.  The Big Dipper.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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