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Definition of well-hained

chiefly Scottish
: well or carefully preserved some buxom widow or well-hained spinster— John Galt

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First Known Use of well-hained

1722, in the meaning defined above

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“Well-hained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-hained. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.

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