wain

IPA: wˈeɪn

(archaic or literary) A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.
A surname.
A village in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Alternative form of wean [(Scotland, Ulster) A small child.]
(astronomy) Short for Charles' Wain. [(astronomy) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a wagon or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the seven stars Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid.]

(rare, transitive) To carry.
Misspelling of wane. [(intransitive) To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.]

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