wain Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun English writer (1925-1994)
    John Wain; John Barrington Wain.
  2. noun a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
    Wagon; Charles's Wain; Big Dipper; Plough; Dipper.
  3. noun large open farm wagon

WordNet

Wain noun
Etymology
OE. wain, AS. wægn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. . See Way, Weigh, and cf. Wagon.
Definitions
  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. Shak.

Webster 1913